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GE 1A


Also called AAP 1 or Worldsat 1 or NSS 11 (S3037)

General


Designation 26554 / 00059A
Launch date 1 Oct 2000
Country of origin United States
Mission Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit see below
Launch vehicle Proton #282

Operated by AAP The licence for the GEO slot is held by SES Gibraltar.


Location


Begin End Position
L: Oct 2000 Dec 2017 108.2°E
Jan 2018   176°E


Was transfered to SES New Skies in Mar 2007.

External resources


sat-index articles


Technical data


Lyngsat transponder loading



EIRP coverage (dBW)


Ku-band China beam
Ku-band North East Asia beam
Ku-band South Asia beam

Specifications


Prime contractor Lockheed Martin
Platform A2100AX
Mass at launch 3593 kg
Dry mass 1601 kg
Dimension 3.1 x 2.5 x 6.1 m
Solar array 27 m span
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power  
Design lifetime 15 years

Beacons: 12.225 & 12.7495 GHz

Ku-band


Main transponders 24
Backup transponders 9
Power 120 W TWTA
Bandwidth 36 MHz
Coverage China beam (8 to 16 transp.)
NE Asia & Philippines beam (8 to 16 transp.)
South Asia (India) beam (0 to 8 transp.)
EIRP max 53 dBW
G/T max +6 dB/K
Polarization linear H/V


Transponder frequency chart


Horizontal
Uplink
Horizontal
Downlink
Transponder Vertical
Downlink
Vertical
Uplink
Beam
  12.271 1   14.019 South Asia or China
14.039   2 12.291   NE Asia
  12.311 3   14.059 South Asia or China
14.079   4 12.331   NE Asia
  12.351 5   14.099 South Asia or China
14.119   6 12.371   NE Asia
  12.391 7   14.139 South Asia or China
14.159   8 12.411   NE Asia
  12.431 9   14.179 South Asia or China or NE Asia
14.199   10 12.451   China or NE Asia
  12.471 11   14.219 South Asia or China or NE Asia
14.239   12 14.491   China or NE Asia
  12.511 13   14.259 South Asia or China or NE Asia
14.279   14 12.531   China or NE Asia
  12.551 15   14.299 South Asia or China or NE Asia
14.319   16 12.571   China or NE Asia
  12.591 17   14.339 NE Asia
14.359   18 12.611   China
  12.631 19   14.379 NE Asia
14.399   20 12.651   China
  12.671 21   14.419 NE Asia
14.439   22 12.691   China
  12.711 23   14.459 NE Asia
14.479   24 12.731   China


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