Optus B3

This spacecraft is also called Optus B2R

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General

Designation	23227 / 94055A
Launch date	27 Aug 1994 at 21:10 UT
Country of origin	Australia
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Long March 2E

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 27 Aug 1994	Jul 1995	152°E
Aug 1995	Aug 2003	156°E
Aug 2003	Jan 2007	152°E
Feb 2007	Dec 2016	164°E

In mid-1998 the satellite was sold to Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) for A$206 million and leased back from the bank.

Was replaced by Optus D2 in Jan 2008 and could now move elsewhere or to the junk orbit.

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End of life

Out of service	Dec 2016
Cause	Sent to junk orbit

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

Specifications
Antenna specifications
L-band
Ku-band
Transponder frequency chart

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

Central beam
Australian spot beams
High Performance beam

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