Status
Success
Sicral-1B
Launch Time
Mon Apr 20, 2009 08:15 UTC
Mon Apr 20, 2009 08:15 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Sicral-1B
SICRAL (Sistema Italiana de Communicazione Riservente Allarmi), the first national italian system for satellite military telecommunications, has been developed by the SITAB consortium made up of Alenia Spazio, a Finmeccanica Company (70%), Fiat Avio (20%) and Telespazio (10%).
It has a mass of 3038kg and was built and tested in Cannes, in France, although the integration took place in Italy. It has nine transponders (one in EHF, three in UHF and five in SHF).
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,038.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Stats
2009
22nd orbital launch attempt
Zenit
69th mission
2nd mission of 2009
57th successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission