Star One C3

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Star One
COSPAR ID	2012-062A
SATCAT no.	38991
Mission duration	15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	STAR-2
Manufacturer	Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch mass	3,227 kilograms (7,114 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	10 November 2012, 21:05 (2012-11-10UTC21:05Z) UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5ECA
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	75° and 84° west
Semi-major axis	42,164.0 kilometres (26,199.5 mi)
Perigee altitude	35,787.6 kilometres (22,237.4 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,799.5 kilometres (22,244.8 mi)
Period	1,436.1 minutes
Transponders
Band	28 IEEE C-band (NATO G/H-band) 16 IEEE Ku band (NATO J-band)

Star One C3 is a communications satellite operated by Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel. It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation based on the STAR-2 satellite bus, and was launched on 10 November 2012 21:05 UTC by an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket, as part of a dual-payload launch with Eutelsat 21B.^[1]

Star One C3 will replace Brasilsat B3 in the 75° W position. The start mass was 3226.6 kg.^{[2][full citation needed]}

See also

• Star One (satellite operator)
• Star One C1
• Star One C2

References

External links

• Arianespace launch press kit
• Star One C3 coverage maps as files.
• Star One C3 coverage maps on Google Maps.
• Star One C3 realtime tracking.

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