Satellite

Satellite Type:

Loral FS1300

Launch Mass:

4,800 kg

Mass in Orbit:

2,000 kg

Stablisation:

3-Axis

Dimensions:

8.2 metres high x 24.9 metres with solar arrays deployed

Transponders

Operating Bands:

Ku FSS + Defence

Uplink Frequencies:

Ku FSS: 14.0 - 14.5 GHz

Downlink Frequencies:

Ku FSS: 12.25 - 12.75 GHz

Number of Transponders:

Ku-Band: 24 @ 110 watts

Bandwidth:

Ku-Band: 8 @ 72 MHz, 16 @ 36 MHz

Polarisation:

Linear (Ku-Band)

Performance

EIRP:

Ku:
Australia/New Zealand: 40 to 51 dBW
Asia: 45 to 53 dBW

G/T:

Ku:
Australia/New Zealand: -4 to +6 dB/K
Asia: 0 to +8 dB/K

SFD:

-78 to -98 dBW/m2

Solar Array Power:

10.6 kilowatts

Telemetry:

Ku-Band

Command:

Ku-Band