Comparison of the HellasSat satellites.
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| Satellite: | HellasSat 1 | HellasSat 2 |
| . | . | . |
| Launch | 12 / 10 / 1992 | 13 / 5 / 2003 |
| Launch Location | Cape Canaveral | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Mass (kg) | 1415 | 3250 |
| Expected Lifetime (years) | 10 (+ 1 Ka band) |
12 |
| Power Consumption (watts) | 1990 | 7600 |
| Transponder Capacity at launch | 10 | 30 |
| TWTA Output (watts) | 20 | 101W
& 105W (note 3) |
| Transponder Bandwidth (MHz) | 3 @
90 7 @ 44 (note 1) |
36 |
| Channels (MHz) | ? | 10950-11200 11450-11700 12500-12750 |
| Current Location | junk
orbit (note 2) |
39°E |
| Possible Decommission Date | End
of Life Feb 2003 |
2015 |
| Manufacturer / Spacecraft type | R-DFS Spacebus 1000 |
Astrium Eurostar-2000+ |
| Stabilisation type | 3-axis | 3-axis |
Notes
1 also given as 3 @ 72 MHz / 7 @ 36MHz in some sources
2 sent to junk orbit February 2003. Original location 23.5 E. Moved to 39E & running inclined from mid 2002 until junked February 2003
3 Fixed and steerable beam 1 are 101W. Fixed and steerable beam 2 are 105W
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