Hylas 1

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General

Designation	37237 / 10065A
Launch date	26 Nov 2010
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V198

Cost EUR 120 million (EUR 34 million are paid by ESA). Launch initially planned in 2008.

The original launch contract on Falcon 9 contained options for 1 to 3 other launches. In Jul 2009, the company decided to move to Ariane in order to secure a launch date in Q2 2010. That move would cost $70 million.
Started service in April 2011.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 26 Nov 2010	Feb 2011	31°E
Mar 2011	Jan 2019	33.5°W
Feb 2019	May 2019	13.8°E
Jun 2019	Sep 2019	18.2°W
Oct 2019	Mar 2020	79°W
Jun 2020	Sep 2020	160°E
Sep 2020	Dec 2020	156°E inclined
Jan 2021	Apr 2021	117.2°E inclined
May 2021	Aug 2021	158.7°E inclined
Dec 2021	Mar 2022	80.8°W inclined
Mar 2022	Jun 2022	123.2°W inclined
Jul 2022	Oct 2022	79°W inclined
Nov 2022	Feb 2023	51.75°E inclined
Mar 2023	Jun 2023	13.8°E inclined
Aug 2023	Nov 2023	159°E inclined
Nov 2023	Feb 2024	156°E inclined
		moving West

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External resources

http://www.avantiplc.com/

http://www.avanti-communications.com/
sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	EADS Astrium
Platform	ISRO I2K
Mass at launch	2570 kg
Dry mass	1125 kg
Dimension	2.5 x 1.6 x 1.5 m
Solar array	9 m span?
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 3.2 kW
Design lifetime	15 years

First contract for EADS's Generic Flexible Payload and Next Generation Antenna.

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Ku-band

Main transponders	2
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	Western and Central Europe
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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Ka-band

Main transponders	6
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	8 spot beams
EIRP max
Polarization	circular
Frequencies	Uplink: Downlink:

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