Arabsat-5A
Mission type | Communication |
---|---|
Operator | Arabsat |
COSPAR ID | 2010-032B |
SATCAT no. | 36745 |
Website | arabsat.com/pages/Arabsat5A.aspx |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Eurostar-3000 |
Manufacturer | Astrium |
Launch mass | 4,800 kilograms (10,600 lb) |
Power | 11-12 kilowatts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 26 June 2010, 21:41 (2010-06-26UTC21:41Z) UTC[1] |
Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 30.5° East |
Perigee altitude | 35,779 kilometres (22,232 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,807 kilometres (22,249 mi) |
Inclination | 0.05 degrees |
Period | 23.93 hours |
Epoch | 24 December 2013, 06:06:12 UTC[2] |
Transponders | |
Band | 16 G/H band (IEEE C band) 24 J band (IEEE Ku band) |
Arabsat-5A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite operated by Arabsat. It will be used to provide television, internet and telephone services to Arabia, Africa and Europe.[3]
History
Arabsat-5A was constructed by Astrium, and is based on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus. It has a mass of 4,800 kilograms (10,600 lb), and carries forty transponders; sixteen broadcasting in the G/H band of the NATO-defined spectrum, or the C band of the IEEE-defined spectrum, and twenty four operating in the NATO J band or the IEEE Ku band.[4] Its solar arrays are expected to generate around 12 kilowatts of power at the beginning of the satellite's design life, and around 11 kilowatts at the end of it.[5]
Arabsat-5A was launched by Arianespace using an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket lifting off from ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The first attempt to launch it occurred on 23 June 2010, however the launch was scrubbed due to a problem with one of the rocket's subsystems.[6] A subsequent attempt on 24 June was also scrubbed, due to a problem with the pressurisation of the rocket's fuel tanks.[7] The launch occurred at 21:41 UTC on 26 June 2010.[7][8] The South Korean COMS-1 satellite was launched by the same rocket, with a SYLDA adaptor being used to separate the spacecraft. Arabsat-5A was mounted atop the SYLDA, with COMS-1 underneath it.[9]
Following launch, Arabsat-5A separated into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. It then use an apogee motor to raise itself into geostationary orbit. Once it reached geostationary orbit, it underwent testing before beginning operations at a longitude of 30.5 degrees East, where it replaced Arabsat-2B.[4] It is expected to operate for fifteen years.[10]
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ "ARABSAT 5A Satellite details 2010-032B NORAD 36745". N2YO. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ "Arabsat-5A". Arabsat. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ a b Krebs, Gunter. "Arabsat-5A". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Arabsat 5A Technical Users Guide" (PDF). Arabsat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Flight 195 – Arabsat-5A - COMS: Launch delayed". Arianespace. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Arianespace launch 195 – Arabsat-5A and COMS: Liftoff is set for Saturday, June 26, 2010". Arianespace. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Mission accomplished! Arianespace orbits Arabsat-5A and COMS". Arianespace. June 26, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ "Ariane 5 Does The Heavy Lifting For Arabsat-5A and COMS". Satnews Daily. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Arabsat-5A Main Data" (PDF). Arabsat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
External links
- IMS Official provider's site
- v
- t
- e
- Progress M-04M
- STS-130 (Tranquility, Cupola)
- SDO
- Intelsat 16
- Soyuz TMA-18
- STS-131 (Leonardo MPLM)
- CryoSat-2
- GSAT-4
- Kosmos 2462
- USA-212
- SES-1
- Kosmos 2463
- Progress M-05M
- STS-132 (Rassvet, ICC-VLD)
- Akatsuki, IKAROS (DCAM-1, DCAM-2), Shin'en, Waseda-SAT2, Hayato, Negai ☆''
- Astra 3B, COMSATBw-2
- USA-213
- SERVIS-2
- Compass-G3
- Badr-5
- Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit
- STSAT-2B
- Shijian XII
- Prisma, Picard, BPA-1
- Soyuz TMA-19
- TanDEM-X
- Ofek-9
- Arabsat-5A, Chollian
- Progress M-06M
- EchoStar XV
- Cartosat-2B, AlSat-2A, StudSat, AISSat-1, TIsat-1
- Compass-IGSO1
- Nilesat 201, RASCOM-QAF 1R
- Yaogan 10
- USA-214
- Tian Hui 1
- Kosmos 2464, Kosmos 2465, Kosmos 2466
- Chinasat-6A
- Gonets-M No.2, Kosmos 2467, Kosmos 2468
- Progress M-07M
- Michibiki
- USA-215
- Yaogan 11, Zheda Pixing 1B, Zheda Pixing 1C
- USA-216
- Kosmos 2469
- Chang'e 2
- Shijian 6G, Shijian 6H
- Soyuz TMA-01M
- XM-5
- Globalstar 73, Globalstar 74, Globalstar 75, Globalstar 76, Globalstar 77, Globalstar 79
- Progress M-08M
- Eutelsat W3B, BSat 3B
- Compass-G4
- Glonass-M No.39, Glonass-M No.40, Glonass-M No.41
- SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1, Mayflower, SMDC-ONE 1, QbX-1, QbX-2, Perseus 000, Perseus 001, Perseus 002, Perseus 003
- Soyuz TMA-20
- Compass-IGSO2
- GSAT-5P
- KA-SAT
Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).