Nahuel 1A
Nahuel 1A [Nahuelsat]
Dornier Satellitensysteme GmbH was the prime contractor for the in-orbit delivery of the satellite based on the Spacebus-2000 platform to Nahuelsat S.A., the operating company in Buenos Aires/ Argentina. The Nahuelsat system ensures direct-to-home broadcasts and TV distribution, business data communications and telephony in Latin America.
Nahuel 1A was successfully launched in early 1997 on an Ariane-44L H10-3 rocket.
Nahuel 1B was originally planned to be launched on the maiden flight of the chinese CZ-3C booster, but was finally sold to GE Americom as GE 5.
| Nation: | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Nahuelsat |
| Contractors: | Dornier Satellitensysteme (prime), Aerospatiale (bus) |
| Equipment: | 18 (+6) Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Spacebus-2000 |
| Propulsion: | S400 |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1790 |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahuel 1A | 31.01.1997 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | with GE 2 | |
| Nahuel 1B | not launched | Xi | CZ-3C | → GE 5 |
Further Nahuel missions:
- Nahuel 1A (Spacebus-2000)
- Nahuel I1, I2 (HS-376)
