- N-SAT-110
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N-SAT-110 Operator JSAT/SCC Major contractors Lockheed Martin
Arianespace (LSP)Bus A2100AX Mission type Communication Launch date 6 October 2000
23:00 GMTCarrier rocket Ariane 44L Launch site Kourou ELA-2 Mission duration 15 years (planned) COSPAR ID 2000-060A Mass 3,531 kilograms (7,780 lb) Orbital elements Regime Geostationary Inclination 0° Apoapsis 35,789 kilometres (22,238 mi) Periapsis 35,784 kilometres (22,235 mi) Orbital period 24 hours Longitude 110° East Transponders Transponders 24 J band N-SAT-110, also known as JCSAT-110, Superbird-5 and Superbird-D, is a Japanese geostationary communications satellite which is jointly operated by JSAT Corporation and Space Communications Corporation. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 110° East, from where it is used to provide communications services to Japan.[1][2]
N-SAT-110 was built by Lockheed Martin, and is based around the A2100AX satellite bus. It is equipped with 24 J band (IEEE Ku band) transponders, and at launch it had a mass of 3,531 kilograms (7,780 lb), with an expected operational lifespan of around 15 years.[3][4]
The launch of N-SAT-110 was conducted by Arianespace, using an Ariane 44L carrier rocket flying from ELA-2 at the Guiana Space Centre. The launch occurred at 23:00 GMT on 6 October 2000,[5] and successfully deployed N-SAT-110 into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, from which it raised itself to geostationary orbit by means of an onboard LEROS-1C apogee motor. Its insertion into geosynchronous orbit occurred at 03:00 on 14 October 2000.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "N-SAT-110". Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation. http://www.sptvjsat.com/en/business/satellite/list/n_sat_110.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "NSat 110". TSE. http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online/sat_nsat_110.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "UCS Satellite Database". Union of Concerned Scientists. 2009-07-01. http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_weapons_and_global_security/space_weapons/technical_issues/ucs-satellite-database.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "N-SAT 110 (JCSat 110, Superbird 5 (D))". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/nsat-110.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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