BELINTERSAT-1 satellite
National System of Satellite Communication and Broadcast of the Republic of Belarus is based on its own communication satellite BELINTERSAT-1. It provides a wide range of telecommunication services (satellite TV and radio broadcasting, internet access, etc.). The satellite carries transponders operating in C- and Ku-bands.
BELINTERSAT-1 is based on the DFH-4 bus (China) manufactured of 100% certified flight-quality components. It is the 9th satellite on this platform, launched into the geostationary orbit. «Thales Alenia Space» (France-Italy), a well-known world leader in the design and construction of the spacecraft, is a supplier of the BELINTERSAT-1 payload (transponders).
Technical data | |
Orbital position | 51.5°E |
Tolerance | ±0,05° |
Launch | January 15, 2016 |
Payload | C-band: 20 transponders Ku-band: 18 transponders |
Platform | DFH-4 |
Power | 10 500 W |
Lifetime | 15 years |
Payload data | ||||
Band | Beams | TPs quantity | TPs bandwidth, MHz | Polarization |
C | African | up to 16 | 36 | circular |
Global | up to 6 | |||
Eastern | up to 12 | |||
Ku | African | 12* | 36 | linear |
European | 2 | |||
4 | 54 |
* “Cross-strapped” option (uplink in Europe - downlink in Africa only) - 4 transponders.
The satellite carries 38 transponders: 34 x 36MHz and 4 x 54 MHz bandwidth.
Specifications of beams | |
Africa Ku-band Beam
Parameters Number of Transponders ............... 12x36 MHz Uplink frequencies .......................... 14000 - 14500 MHz MHz Downlink frequencies ..................... 10950 - 11200 MHz Uplink polarization .......................... Vertical & Horizontal Downlink polarization ..................... Vertical & Horizontal
4×36 MHz cross-strapped (uplink in European beam, downlink in African Ku-band beam) | East C-band Beam
Parameters Number of Transponders .............. up to 12x36 MHz * Uplink frequencies .......................... 5850 - 6450 MHz Downlink frequencies ..................... 3600 - 4200 MHz Uplink polarization .......................... LHCP & RHCP Downlink polarization ..................... LHCP & RHCP
* Switch option for transponders between beams |
Europe Ku-band Beam
Parameters Number of Transponders .............. 4×54 MHz, 2×36 MHz Uplink frequencies ......................... 12750 – 13125 MHz Downlink frequencies .................... 10825 – 10950; 11200 – 11450 MHz Uplink polarization ......................... Vertical & Horizontal Downlink polarization .................... Vertical & Horizontal | African C-band Beam
Parameters Number of Transponders .............. up to 16x36 MHz * Uplink frequencies ......................... 5850 - 6450 MHz Downlink frequencies .................... 3600 - 4200 MHz Uplink polarization ......................... LHCP & RHCP Downlink polarization .................... LHCP & RHCP
* Switch option for transponders between beams |
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