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Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Azercosmos |
COSPAR ID | 2013-006B |
SATCAT no. | 39079 |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | GEOStar-2 |
Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
Launch mass | 3,275 kilograms (7,220 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | February 8, 2013, 21:37[2] | UTC
Rocket | Ariane 5ECA VA212 |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Perigee altitude | 35,781 kilometres (22,233 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,802 kilometres (22,246 mi) |
Inclination | 0.03 degrees |
Period | 1,436.05 minutes |
Epoch | 29 October 2013, 20:36:34 UTC[3] |
Transponders | |
Band | 12 Ku-band transponders 24 C-band transponders |
Coverage area | Europe, Central Asia (Ku-band and C-band) Africa (C-band only) |
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a',[4] is Azerbaijan's first satellite in space. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, it was launched by Ariane 5 into orbit on February 7, 2013 from Kourou in French Guiana at orbital positions 46° east.[5][6][7] The satellite covers Europe and a significant part of Asia and Africa. It is operated by the Azerbaijani company Azercosmos and has transmission capabilities for TV, radio broadcasting and the internet.[8][9]
The satellite has an anticipated service life of 15 years.[10]
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