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Ford → Space Systems Loral (SSL): SSL-1300

Telstar 5 (Intelsat Americas 5) [SSL]

Expanded 1300 (iPStar 1) [SSL]

The 1300, a powerful, space-proven platform for a wide range of services, has been in constant evolutionary development to deliver increasingly greater power, communications capability, and longer useful life, keeping the company in the forefront of satellite technology.

Total satellite power ranges from 5 to 12 kW continuously throughout the life of the spacecraft. On-board transmitter power – exceeding 5,000 RF watts – can accommodate as many as 70 active transponders. Launch mass tops out at approximately 5,500 kg. Standard satellites in the 1300 line will fit into a 4 meter launch-vehicle fairing.

The size and capabilities of the 1300 can be expanded to generate and process more power, and accommodate larger, more powerful payloads. In total, these changes can provide up to 40 percent more capacity than available in the basic model, ideal for any of today's demanding multi-band and spot-beam payloads. The expanded models feature total satellite power that ranges from 12 to 18 kW throughout the life of the spacecraft, and on-board transmitter power – approaching 10,000 RF watts – that can accommodate as many as 90 active transponders. Launch mass of the largest version tops out at approximately 6,700 kg. This version was earlier called 1300S.

With all of their features and power, satellites in the 1300 line will fit into a 5-meter launch-vehicle fairing.

Loral does not use (anymore?) the sometimes reported designators for sub-versions like 1300E, 1300HL, 1300S, 1300X.

Reliability:

Following failures of SSL-1300 models have occured:

  • EchoStar 5: one momentum wheel failed, thruster problems - potential shorting of lifetime
  • EchoStar 6: 2001 - partial thruster failure - performance loss.
  • GOES 9: 1998 - momentum wheel failure - total loss
  • PAS 6: 2004 - power failure - total loss
  • PAS 7: 2001 - 25% power loss - no service loss
  • Telstar 6: 2001 - control processor failure - no service loss
  • Telstar 7 (Intelsat Americas 7): electrical-distribution system failed on 28. November 2004. Contact was regained a few days later, with 22 transponders returning to operation.
  • Telstar 14 / Estrela do Sul 1: 2004 - solar wing deployment of one wing only partial - performance loss
  • Telstar 14R / Estrela do Sul 2: 2011 - solar wing deployment of one wing only partial - performance loss
  • Tempo 2 (DirecTV 6) 1997 - solarflare damaged 3 transponders and one solar array, occasional power outage - no performance loss
Satellite Ordered Date Launcher Weight (kg) Remarks
Launch BOL
SSL-1300
Agila 2 (ex Mabuhay 1) → Agila 2 / ABS 5 → ABS 3 1995 19.08.1997 CZ-3B 3775 1800
APStar 2R (Telstar 10) 1995 16.10.1997 CZ-3B 3700
AsiaSat 5 2006 11.08.2009 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) 3760 LL
AsiaSat 6 / Thaicom 7 2011 07.09.2014 Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) 3700 LL
AsiaSat 7 (ex AsiaSat 5C) (Thaicom 6A) 2009 25.11.2011 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 3813 LL
AsiaSat 8 → AMOS 7 2011 05.08.2014 Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) 4535 LL
AssureSat 1 2000 cancelled Zenit-3SL (1)
AssureSat 2 2000 cancelled Zenit-3SL (1)
Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 2015 25.09.2018 Ariane-5ECA 3500
BRIsat 2014 18.06.2016 Ariane-5ECA 3540
BSat 4a 2015 29.09.2017 Ariane-5ECA 3520
BSat 4b 2018 15.08.2020 Ariane-5ECA+ 3530
BulgariaSat 1 2014 23.06.2017 Falcon-9 v1.2 3669
DBSC 1 1984 cancelled Ariane-3 2380 cancelled
DBSC 2 1984 cancelled Ariane-3 2380 cancelled
DirecTV 5 (ex Tempo 1) → AT&T T-5 1993 07.05.2002 Proton-K Blok-DM3 3640
DirecTV 8 → AT&T T-8 2003 22.05.2005 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) 3711
EchoStar 5 (ex Sky 1A ex MCI 1) 1996 23.09.1999 Atlas-2AS 3602
EchoStar 6 (ex Sky 1B ex MCI 2) → Bermudasat 1 1996 14.07.2000 Atlas-2AS 3700
EchoStar 8 2000 22.08.2002 Proton-K Blok-DM3 4660
Europe*Star 1 → PAS 12 → Intelsat 12 1998 29.10.2000 Ariane-44LP H10+ 4167
FordSat 1 cancelled cancelled
FordSat 2 cancelled cancelled
FordSat 3 cancelled cancelled
Galaxy 16 2004 18.06.2006 Zenit-3SL (2) 4640
Galaxy 18 2005 21.05.2008 Zenit-3SL (2) 4642
Galaxy 19 (ex Intelsat Americas 9, IA 9) 2003 24.09.2008 Zenit-3SL (2) 4692
Galaxy 31 (Galaxy 23R) 2020 12.11.2022 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)(ex)
Galaxy 32 (Galaxy 17R) 2020 12.11.2022 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)(ex)
Galaxy 35 (Galaxy 3CR) 2020 13.12.2022 Ariane-5ECA+
Galaxy 36 (Galaxy 28R) 2020 13.12.2022 Ariane-5ECA+
GOES 8 (I) 1985 13.04.1994 Atlas-1
GOES 9 (J) 1985 23.05.1995 Atlas-1
GOES 10 (K) 1985 25.04.1997 Atlas-1
GOES 11 (L) 1985 03.05.2000 Atlas-2A 2217
GOES 12 (M) 1985 23.07.2001 Atlas-2A 2279
Intelsat 34 (Hispasat 55W-2) 2013 20.08.2015 Ariane-5ECA 3300
Intelsat 36 2014 24.08.2016 Ariane-5ECA 3253
Intelsat 701 1988 22.10.1993 Ariane-44LP H10 3695
Intelsat 702 1988 17.06.1994 Ariane-44LP H10+ 3695
Intelsat 703 → NSS 703 1988 06.10.1994 Atlas-2AS 3695
Intelsat 704 1988 10.01.1995 Atlas-2AS 3695
Intelsat 705 1988 22.03.1995 Atlas-2AS 3695
Intelsat 706 1988 17.05.1995 Ariane-44LP H10-3 4180
Intelsat 707 1990 13.03.1996 Ariane-44LP H10-3 4180
Intelsat 708 1990 15.02.1996 F CZ-3B 4180 Launch failure
Intelsat 709 1990 15.06.1996 Ariane-44P H10-3 3695
Intelsat 901 1997 19.06.2001 Ariane-44L H10-3 4725 HL ?
Intelsat 902 1997 30.08.2001 Ariane-44L H10-3 4725 HL ?
Intelsat 903 1997 30.03.2002 Proton-K Blok-DM3 4726 HL ?
Intelsat 904 1997 23.02.2002 Ariane-44L H10-3 4725 HL ?
Intelsat 905 1998 05.06.2002 Ariane-44L H10-3 4680 HL ?
Intelsat 906 1999 06.09.2002 Ariane-44L H10-3 4723 HL ?
Intelsat 907 1999 15.02.2003 Ariane-44L H10-3 4685 HL ?
JCSat 14 (JCSat 2B) 2013 06.05.2016 Falcon-9 v1.2 4696 2622
JCSat 15 (JCSat 110A) 2014 21.12.2016 Ariane-5ECA 3407
JCSat 16 2014 14.08.2016 Falcon-9 v1.2 4600
L-Star 1 1996 cancelled Ariane-5
L-Star 2 1996 cancelled Ariane-5
M²A 1 1996 cancelled Delta-4M+(5,4) ?
MBSat 1 → ABS 2i → ABS 4 (Mobisat) 2001 13.03.2004 Atlas-3A 4143
MT-Sat 1 1995 15.11.1999 F H-2S 2900 Launch failure
MT-Sat 1R 2000 26.02.2005 H-2A-2022 2900
N-Star a 1992 28.08.1995 Ariane-44P H10-3 3400 2050
N-Star b 1992 05.02.1996 Ariane-44P H10-3 3400 2050
Nimiq 5 2006 17.09.2009 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) 4745
Nimiq 6 2009 17.05.2012 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 4500
Optus 10 2011 11.09.2014 Ariane-5ECA 3270
Orion 2 → Telstar 12 1998 19.10.1999 Ariane-44LP H10-3 3814 E ?
OSAM 1 (Restore-L) 2016 2025 cancelled
PAS 6 1994 08.08.1997 Ariane-44P H10-3 3420
PAS 7 → Intelsat 7 1995 16.09.1998 Ariane-44LP H10-3 3838
PAS 8 → Intelsat 8 1995 04.11.1998 Proton-K Blok-DM3 3800
ProtoStar 1 (ex ZX 8, ChinaSat 8) -> Intelsat 25 2006 (1997) 07.07.2008 Ariane-5ECA 4100
Sirius FM1 (Radiosat 1) 1997 30.06.2000 Proton-K Blok-DM3 3800 HEO
Sirius FM2 (Radiosat 2) 1997 05.09.2000 Proton-K Blok-DM3 3800 HEO
Sirius FM3 (Radiosat 3) 1997 30.11.2000 Proton-K Blok-DM3 3800 HEO
Sirius FM4 (Radiosat 4) 1998 cancelled 3800 HEO
SIS Servicing Vehicle 1 (RSGS) 2017 cancelled
Spainsat 1 (XTAR LANT) 2001 11.03.2006 Ariane-5ECA 3683
Superbird A 1986 05.06.1989 Ariane-44L H10 2492
Superbird A1 1986 01.12.1992 Ariane-42P H10+ 2492
Superbird B 1986 22.02.1990 F Ariane-44L H10 2492 Launch failure
Superbird B1 1986 26.02.1992 Ariane-44L H10 2492
Telstar 5 → Intelsat Americas 5 (IA 5) → Galaxy 25 1995 24.05.1997 Proton-K Blok-DM4 3600
Telstar 6 → Intelsat Americas 6 (IA 6) → Galaxy 26 1996 15.02.1999 Proton-K Blok-DM3 3763 2421
Telstar 7 → Intelsat Americas 7 (IA 7) → Galaxy 27 1997 25.09.1999 Ariane-44LP H10-3 3790
Telstar 11N 2006 26.02.2009 Zenit-3SLB 4012 LL
Telstar 14 (Estrela do Sul 1) 2000 11.01.2004 Zenit-3SL (1) 4694 One solar array failed to deploy
Telstar 14R (Estrela do Sul 2) 2009 20.05.2011 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 4970 One solar array failed to deploy
Telstar 18 (APStar 5) 2001 29.06.2004 Zenit-3SL (1) 4640
Tempo 2 → DirecTV 6 1993 08.03.1997 Atlas-2A
Thor 7 2011 26.04.2015 Ariane-5ECA 4800
WildBlue 1 (ex iSky 1 ex KaStar 1) 1999 08.12.2006 Ariane-5ECA 4735
XTAR EUR 2001 12.02.2005 Ariane-5ECA 3631
SSL-1300S (expanded)
ABS 2 (ST 3, Koreasat 8) 2010 06.02.2014 Ariane-5ECA 6330
Amazonas 3 2010 07.02.2013 Ariane-5ECA 6265
Amazonas 5 2014 11.09.2017 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 5900
AMOS 8 2018 cancelled Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) cancelled
Anik G1 2010 15.04.2013 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 4905
AsiaSat 9 2013 28.09.2017 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.4) 6141
CMBStar 1 (EchoStar 13) 2006 cancelled Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) cancelled / bus rebuilt as EchoStar 23
DirecTV 7S → AT&T T-7S 2001 04.05.2004 Zenit-3SL (1) 5483
DirecTV 9S → AT&T T-9S 2003 13.10.2006 Ariane-5ECA 5535
DirecTV 14 → AT&T T-14 2010 06.12.2014 Ariane-5ECA 6300
EchoStar 9 (Telstar 13 → Intelsat Americas 13 → Galaxy 23) 2000 08.08.2003 Zenit-3SL (1) 4737 HL ?
EchoStar 11 2004 16.07.2008 Zenit-3SL (2) 5511
EchoStar 14 2007 20.03.2010 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 6379
EchoStar 15 2008 10.07.2010 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 5521
EchoStar 16 2009 20.11.2012 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 6258
EchoStar 17 (Jupiter 1) (ex Jupiter 1) 2009 05.07.2012 Ariane-5ECA 6100
EchoStar 18 2012 18.06.2016 Ariane-5ECA 6300
EchoStar 19 (Jupiter 2) 2013 18.12.2016 Atlas-5(431)¹ 6637
EchoStar 21 (ex EchoStar T2 ex TerreStar 2) 2006 08.06.2017 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 6871
EchoStar 23 2014 16.03.2017 Falcon-9 v1.2(ex) ~5600
EchoStar 24 (Jupiter 3) 2017 29.07.2023 Falcon-Heavy (Block 5)(px) ~9200
EchoStar 25 2023 202x 6800
Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail (ex Eurobird 2A / Es'hail 1) 2010 29.08.2013 Ariane-5ECA 6310
Eutelsat 65 West A 2013 09.03.2016 Ariane-5ECA 6564
Hispasat 1E → Hispasat 30W-5 2008 29.12.2010 Ariane-5ECA 5270
Hispasat 30W-6 (ex Hispasat 1F) 2014 06.03.2018 Falcon-9 v1.2 6092
ICO G1 → DBSD G1 → EchoStar G1 2005 14.04.2008 Atlas-5(421)¹ 6634
Intelsat Americas 8 (IA 8, ex Telstar 8) → Galaxy 28 1999 23.06.2005 Zenit-3SL (1) 5500 S ?
Intelsat 14 2007 23.11.2009 Atlas-5(431)¹ 5663
Intelsat 17 2008 26.11.2010 Ariane-5ECA 5540
Intelsat 19 2009 01.06.2012 Zenit-3SL (2) 5600
Intelsat 20 2009 02.08.2012 Ariane-5ECA 6094
Intelsat 30 (DLA 1) 2011 16.10.2014 Ariane-5ECA 6320
Intelsat 31 (DLA 2) 2011 09.06.2016 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.4) 6450
Intelsat 39 2016 06.08.2019 Ariane-5ECA+ 6600
Intelsat 40e/TEMPO 2020 07.04.2023 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) FS-1300-140
iPStar 1 (Thaicom 4) 2000 11.08.2005 Ariane-5GS 6505 S/SX ?
NBN-Co 1A (Sky Muster 1) 2012 30.09.2015 Ariane-5ECA 6440
NBN-Co 1B (Sky Muster 2) 2012 05.10.2016 Ariane-5ECA 6440
NSS 12 2007 29.10.2009 Ariane-5ECA 5620 S ?
Optus C1 (Optus and Defence C1) 1999 11.06.2003 Ariane-5G 4725
PSN 6 (Nusantara 1) 2014 22.02.2019 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) 4100 FS-1300-140
QuetzSat 1 2009 29.09.2011 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 5514
S2M 1 2007 cancelled Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 6000 cancelled ?
SATMEX 6 → Eutelsat 113 West A 2000 27.05.2006 Ariane-5ECA 5456 X
SATMEX 7 2008 cancelled cancelled
SATMEX 8 → Eutelsat 117 West A 2010 26.03.2013 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 5474
SES 4 (ex NSS 14) 2008 14.02.2012 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 6180 S ?
SES 5 (Astra 4B) (ex Sirius 5) 2008 09.07.2012 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 6008 S ?
Sirius FM5 (Radiosat 5) 2006 30.06.2009 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) 5840
Sirius FM6 (Radiosat 6) 2007 25.10.2013 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 6003
Star One C4 2012 15.07.2015 Ariane-5ECA 5635
Star One D1 2013 21.12.2016 Ariane-5ECA 6433
Star One D2 2017 30.07.2021 Ariane-5ECA+ 6190
Telstar 9 cancelled 5500 S ?
SXM 7 2016 13.12.2020 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) ~7000
SXM 8 2016 06.06.2021 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) ~7000
SXM 9 2021 2024 ~7000
SXM 10 2021 202x ~7000
SXM 11 2022 202x ~7000
SXM 12 2022 202x ~7000
Telkom 4 (Merah Putih) 2015 07.08.2018 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) 5800
Telstar 18V (Telstar 18 Vantage) (APStar 5C) 2015 10.09.2018 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) 7060
Telstar 19V (Telstar 19 Vantage) 2015 22.07.2018 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) 7075
TerreStar 1 → EchoStar T1 2005 01.07.2009 Ariane-5ECA 6910
ViaSat 1 2008 19.10.2011 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 6740
XM 5 2005 14.10.2010 Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) 5983
SSL-1300 (all electric)
Eutelsat 7C 2016 20.06.2019 Ariane-5ECA 3400 FS-1300-140
SSL-1300 (mod)
Psyche (Discovery 14) 20xx 13.10.2023 Falcon-Heavy (Block 5)(px) 2800
SSL-1300 (version unclear)
Galaxy 37 (Galaxy 13R, Horizons 4) 2020 03.08.2023 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) 5063
Further Ford / Space Systems Loral satellite busses:

Source: SSLoral Website

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