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 |
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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: | 12 years |
Mass: | 1790 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Nahuel 1A | 1997-002B | 30.01.1997 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | with GE 2 | |
Nahuel 1B | - | not launched | Xi | CZ-3C | → GE 5 |