Status
Success
Europe*Star F1
Launch Time
Sun Oct 29, 2000 05:59 UTC
Sun Oct 29, 2000 05:59 UTC
Flight V134.
Rocket
Mission Details
Europe*Star F1
The EuropeStar 1 satellite was designed and manufactured by Alcatel Espace, Toulouse (France) for EuropeStar. Built on a Space Systems / Loral in Palo Alto, California, FS 1300 platform, it is equipped with 30 KU tape transponders. It is used for television broadcasting and data transmission for Europe, South Africa, the Midwest, and India. Its launching dimensions are 2.70mx 5.50mx 3.50m and its wingspan in orbit is 24.70m. It weighs 4167 kg at launch, with a dry weight of 1717 kg. It will be positioned at 45 degrees East, above the Indian Ocean. Its life span is fifteen years.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,167.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2000
70th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
122nd mission
9th mission of 2000
117th successful mission
61st consecutive successful mission
Ariane 4
100th mission
7th mission of 2000
97th successful mission
58th consecutive successful mission