N Star c

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General

Designation	27461 / 02035B
Launch date	5 Jul 2002
Country of origin	Japan
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	136°E
Launch vehicle	Ariane V153

Delivered in orbit in Sep 2002. Went inclined in Aug 2011.

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End of life

Out of service	May 2020
Cause	moved to the junk orbit

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Lockheed Martin
Platform	OSC STAR 2
Mass at launch	1645 kg
Dry mass	approx 800 kg
Dimension	3.3 x 1.9 x 1.5 m (12.6 m span deployed)
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	BOL: 2600 W
Design lifetime	15 years

Will have one 5-m antenna provided by Harris Corporation. First flight of a new Orbital hydrazine/nitrogen tetroxide liquid apogee propulsion system with a 500N thrust apogee engine developed by Japan's IHI.

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C-band

Main transponders
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization
Frequencies	uplink: 6.245-6.425 GHz downlink: 4.120-4.200 GHz

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S-band

Main transponders
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization
Frequencies	uplink: 2.660-2.690 GHz downlink: 2.505-2.535 GHz

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