Lybid 1
Lybid 1 [ISS Reshetnev]
The Lybid 1 is a ukrainian communications satellite. It is built under the National Space Program. The launch is planned for 2013.
The communications payload is provided by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) of Canada, while ISS Reshenev will provide the Ekspress-1000NT bus. A contract was signed with the MDA on May 22 2010 on the joint construction of the Lybid satellite for Ukraine.
| Nation: | Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communications |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) (payload), ISS Reshetnev (bus) |
| Equipment: | 20 (+4) Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Ekspress-1000NT |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lybid 1 | 2013 | TB LC-45/1 | Zenit-3F |
