Intelsat 101
Also called
Early Bird
Prime
contractor
|
Hughes
|
Mass
at launch
|
68
kg
|
Mass
in orbit
|
38.5
kg
|
Diameter
|
0.71
m
|
Height
|
0.59
m
|
Stabilization
|
spin
stabilized (120 rpm)
|
DC
power
|
BOL:
45 W
EOL: 33 W
|
Design
lifetime
|
1.5
year
|
The antenna platform didn't counter rotate thus most of the power didn't reach
the Earth. The antenna was 360° omnidirectional!
Main
transponders
|
2 |
Power
|
6
W
|
Bandwidth
|
25
MHz
|
EIRP
max
|
11.5
dBW
|
Capacity
|
240
phone circuits or 1 TV channel
|
Didn't allow multiple access: the European stations: Pleumeur-Bodou (France),
Goonhilly Downs (UK), Raisting (Germany) and Fucino (Italy) used to operated 1
week per month!