Designation | 20558 / 90030A |
Launch date | 7 Apr 1990 |
Country of origin | China |
Mission | Telecommunications |
Geostationary orbit | see below |
Launch vehicle | Long March 3 |
Begin | End | Position |
L: 7 Apr 1990 | Jun 1999 | 105.5°E |
Aug 1999 | Jan 2003 | 122°E, inclined |
Out of service | Jan 2003 |
Cause | Moved to the junk orbit |
Prime contractor | Hughes |
Platform | HS-376 |
Mass at launch | 1244 kg |
Mass in orbit | 620 kg |
Diameter | 2.16 m |
Height | 6.6 m (2.84 m stowed) |
Stabilization | Spin stabilized |
DC power | BOL: 850 W |
Design lifetime | 9 years |
Main transponders | 24 |
Backup transponders | 6 |
Power | 8.5 W (TWTA) |
Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
Coverage
and EIRP max |
North beam:
36 dBW South beam: 37 dBW |
G/T max | 3 dB/K |
SFD | -81 to -90 dBW/m² |
Polarization | linear H/V |
Horizontal
Uplink |
Horizontal
Downlink | Transponder |
Vertical
Downlink |
Vertical
Uplink |
3.720 | 1H | 5.945 | ||
5.965 | 1V | 3.740 | ||
3.760 | 2H | 5.985 | ||
6.005 | 2B | 3.780 | ||
3.800 | 3H | 6.025 | ||
6.045 | 3V | 3.820 | ||
3.840 | 4H | 6.065 | ||
6.085 | 4V | 3.860 | ||
3.880 | 5H | 6.105 | ||
6.125 | 5V | 3.900 | ||
3.920 | 6H | 6.145 | ||
6.165 | 6V | 3.940 | ||
3.960 | 7H | 6.185 | ||
6.205 | 7V | 3.980 | ||
4.000 | 8H | 6.225 | ||
6.245 | 8V | 4.020 | ||
4.040 | 9H | 6.265 | ||
6.285 | 9V | 4.060 | ||
4.080 | 10H | 6.305 | ||
6.325 | 10V | 4.100 | ||
4.120 | 11H | 6.345 | ||
6.365 | 11V | 4.140 | ||
4.160 | 12H | 6.385 | ||
6.405 | 12V | 4.180 |