Marisat's specifications
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Prime
contractor
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Hughes
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Platform
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HS-356
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Mass
at launch
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656
kg
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Mass
in orbit
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330
kg
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Dimension
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2.15
m diameter x 3.81 m height
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Solar
array
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|
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Stabilization
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spin
stabilized
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DC
power
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BOL:
330 W
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Design
lifetime
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7
years
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Transmits in P- (250 MHz), L- (1.537-1.541 GHz, 1 transp.) and C-band
(4.195-4.199 GHz, 1 transp.)
The satellite uses the military aviation band in the 248.850 and 249.325 MHz
(25 KHz raster): 20 channels for voice and data (uplink: 302.450 to 302.925
MHz). They are also two 500 KHz channels for wideband transmissions
(254.150-257.550 MHz; uplink: 307.750-311.150 MHz). TT&C: 3945.5/3954.5
MHz