Superbird 7 [MELCO]
Space Communications Corporation (SCC), a Japanese satellite communications service company, ordered SUPERBIRD-7 (renamed Superbird C2 on orbit) from Mitsubishi Electric. The 5000 kg satellite is the first commercial order of a Mitsubishi DS-2000 type satellite. It will feature 28 Ku-band transponders. Superbird 7 is planned for a 2008 launch. It will be operated from an orbital position 144 degrees east longitude.
Nation: | Japan |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Space Communications Corporation (SCC) |
Contractors: | Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) |
Equipment: | 28 Ku-band transponders |
Configuration: | DS-2000 |
Propulsion: | R-4D-11-164 ? |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | +15 years |
Mass: | 4820 kg (2018 kg dry) |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Superbird 7 (Superbird C2) | 2008-038A | 14.08.2008 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with AMC 21 |