User Manual
Orbital Sciences Corporation
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©2014 Orbital Sciences Corporation FS005_10_2998
Coverage Contour Maps
Ku-band EIRP Contours – 11.2 GHz
East (Central Asia) West (Europe)
Ku-band G/T Contours – 14.0 GHz
East (Central Asia) West (Europe)
C-band EIRP Contours – 3,740 MHz
Africa and Europe Central Asia and Europe
C-band G/T Contours – 5,965 MHz
Africa and Europe Central Asia and Europe
Azerspace/Africasat-1a
Specications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass: 3,275 kg (7,220 lb.)
Solar Arrays: Four panels per array, UTJ Gallium
Arsenide cells
Stabilization: 3-axis stabilized; zero momentum system
Propulsion: Liquid bi-propellant transfer orbit system;
monopropellant (hydrazine) on-orbit system
Batteries: Two >4840 W-Hr capacity Li-Ion batteries
Mission Life: 15 years
Orbit: 46
°
East Longitude
Hybrid Payload
C-band
Repeater: 24 active transponders
Antenna: 2.5 x 2.7 m single shell super-elliptical
deployable reector; 1.4 x 1.4 m single shell
super-elliptical deck-mounted
Ku-band
Repeater: 12 active transponders
Antenna: 2.5 x 2.7 m single shell super-elliptical
deployable reector
Launch
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5
Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Date: February 7, 2013
Mission Partners
Azercosmos OJSCo.
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Prime Contractor for the Azersapce/Africasat-1a spacecraft and
ground system