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LMI 1


Also called Interbelar 2, ABS 1, ABS 6

General


Designation 25924 / 99053A
Launch date 26 Sep 1999
Country of origin United Kingdom
Mission Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit see below
Launch vehicle Proton #270

Telemetry, tracking and control are handled by A2100 Satellite Operations Center, Sunnyvale, California. Monitoring and day-to-day operations are handled by Dubna MS, Russia and Shipka MS, Bulgaria

In 2009, it's owner claims it has 14 years of fuel remaining.

Location


Begin End Position
L: 26 Sep 1999 Apr 2014 75°E
Jun 2014   159°E, ABS 6


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Technical data


Lyngsat transponder loading



EIRP coverage (dBW)


C-band, broad (A) beam
C-band, narrow (B) beam
Ku-band, north (A1) beam
Ku-band, south (A2) beam

Specifications


Prime contractor LM
Platform A2100AX
Mass at launch 3740 kg
Dry mass 1730 kg
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power BOL: 7560 W
EOL: 6853 W
Design lifetime 15 years


C-band


Main transponders 28
Backup transponders
Power 45 W
Bandwidth 36 MHz
Coverage A: Africa, the Middle East, Australasia and South East Asia excluding central Asia
B: central Asia
EIRP max 38 dBW
G/T max -3.5 dB/K
Polarization linear H/V
Frequencies Uplink: A: 5.725-6.025 GHz; B: 6.425-6.725 GHz
Downlink: A: 3.7-4.0 GHz; B: 3.4-3.7 GHz


C-band transponder frequency chart


Horizontal
Downlink
Transponder Vertical
Downlink
Beam
3.419 1A   B
  2A 3.439 B
3.459 3A   B
  4A 3.479 B
3.499 5A   B
  6A 3.519 B
3.539 7A   B
  8A 3.559 B
3.579 9A   B
  10A 3.599 B
3.619 11A   B
  12A 3.639 B
3.659 13A   B
  14A 3.679 B
       
3.720 1B   A
  2B 3.740 A
3.760 3B   A
  4B 3.780 A
3.800 5B   A
  6B 3.820 A
3.840 7B   A
  8B 3.860 A
3.880 9B   A
  10B 3.900 A
3.920 11B   A
  12B 3.940 A
3.960 13B   A
  14B 3.980 A


Ku-band


Main transponders 16
Backup transponders
Power 90 & 135 W
Bandwidth 27 MHz
Coverage A1: Northern part of the North hemisphere including Russia, part of China to Irak
A2: Central part of the North hemisphere, including the Middle East, India, Thailand, Vietnam and most of China
EIRP max northern: 48 dBW
southern: 47 dBW
G/T max northern beam: +2.5 dB/K
southern beam: +0.35 dB/K
Polarization linear H/V
Frequencies Uplink: 13.750-14.000 GHz
Downlink: 12.5-12.75 GHz


Ku-band transponder frequency chart


Horizontal
Downlink
Transponder Vertical
Downlink
Beam
  12.518 north
12.518   south
  12.548 north
12.548 10   south
  12.579 north
12.579 11   south
  12.610 north
12.610 12   south
  12.640 north
12.640 13   south
  12.670 north
12.670 14   south
  12.701 north
12.701 15   south
  12.732 north
12.732 16   south

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