Acá voy a dejar los datos tecnicos de este satelite:
Satellite Name: Galaxy 11 (G-11)
Status: moving
Position: 56° W (55.5° W)
Norad: 26038
Cospar number: 1999-071A
Operator: Intelsat, Ltd.
Launch date: 21-Jan-1999
Launch site: Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle: Ariane 44L
Launch mass (kg): 4488
Dry mass (kg): 2775
Manufacturer: Boeing (Hughes)
Model (bus): BSS-702
Orbit: GEO
Expected lifetime: 14 yrs.
Details:
24 C-band, 40 Ku-band transponders. Moving to 55.5W spot
Beams:
Ku-band Brazil (BHDL) beam (predicted)
Ku-band Brazil (BVDL) beam (predicted)
C-band North America Beam (retired)
C-band North Africa Beam (retired)
Ku-band Extended Brasil Beam (retired)
Ku-band Extended Europe/North Africa Beam (retired)
Ku-band Extended North America Beam (retired)
Ku-band North Africa Beam (retired)
Ku-band North America Beam (retired)
Ku-band Extended South Africa H (SFXKH) Beam (retired)
Ku-band Extended South Africa V (SFXKV) Beam (retired)
Aquí tenemos fotos del lanzamiento:
http://spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v125/9 ... llery.html
Por lo visto lo han usado para backup en varias posiciones orbitales:
Longitude
78.5° West(1999-2000)
99° West (2000)
91° West (2000-2008)
93° West (2008)
32.8° East (2008-2011)
55.5° West(2011--)
La pisada que está predeterminada para la nueva ubicacion se puede ver en este link:
http://www.satbeams.com/!ajax/embed?beam=7102
Esperemos disfrutarlo un poco antes de su retiro... en 2014 (supuestamente).
Salu2