Designation | 20122 / 89053A |
Launch date | 12 Jul 1989 |
Country of origin | Europe |
Mission | Telecommunications |
Geostationary orbit | 19°W |
Launch vehicle | Ariane V32 |
Out of service | 12 Aug 1993 |
Cause | Out of control |
Prime contractor | British Aerospace (now MMS) |
Platform | Olympus |
Mass at launch | 2595 kg |
Payload mass | 359 kg |
Dimension | 2.9 x 2.7 x 5.6 m |
Solar array | 26 m span |
DC power | EOL: 3600 W |
Stabilization | 3-axis |
Design lifetime | 7 years |
Main transponders | 2 (DBS) + 4 |
Backup transponders | |
Power |
DBS:
2 transponders of 230 W (TWTA) others: 4 transponders of 30 W (TWTA) |
Bandwidth |
DBS:
27 MHz others: 18 & 36 MHz |
Coverage |
DBS:
Italy and Europe (steerable) others: 5 spots |
EIRP max |
DBS:
63 dBW others: 33.3 dBW |
Polarization | |
Frequencies |
DBS:
12/18 GHz others: 12/14 GHz |
Main transponders | 2 |
Backup transponders | 1 |
Power | 30 W (TWTA) |
Bandwidth | 40 & 700 MHz |
Coverage | 2 steerable spot beams |
EIRP max | 52.1 dBW |
Polarization |