Embratel Star One is a Brazilian communication satellite company. It is a subsidiary of
Embratel.
History
Embratel Star One was created in December 2000, as an arm of
Embratel in the area of operation and administration of satellites.
Satellite fleet
Embratel Star One own a small fleet of satellites.
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Star One C1 was launched atop an
Ariane 5 ECA
Ariane 5 is a European heavy-lift space launch vehicle developed and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA). It is launched from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) in French Guiana. It has been used to deliver payloads into ...
rocket at 22:06
UTC on 14 November 2007. This launch had previously been delayed from 9 November 2007 due to a problem with the
launch vehicle
A launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket designed to carry a payload (spacecraft or satellites) from the Earth's surface to outer space. Most launch vehicles operate from a launch pads, supported by a launch control center and syste ...
, and then from 12 November 2007 due to a problem with the launch pad. Star One C1 was built by
Alcatel Alenia Space based on a
Spacebus 3000 B3 satellite bus
A satellite bus (or spacecraft bus) is the main body and structural component of a satellite or spacecraft, in which the payload and all scientific instruments are held.
Bus-derived satellites are opposed to specially produced satellites. Bus- ...
. It has 28
C-band transponders, 16
Ku-band transponders and one
X-band transponder, and weighed about at launch.
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Star One C2, the second spacecraft, was launched at 22:17 UTC on 18 April 2008, also aboard an Ariane 5 ECA.
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Star One C3, the third spacecraft, was launched at 22:05 UTC on 10 November 2012, also aboard an Ariane 5 ECA.
Satellites
References
External links
Arianespace
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Telecommunications companies of Brazil
Aerospace companies of Brazil
Brazilian brands
Companies based in Rio de Janeiro (city)
Telecommunications companies established in 2000
2000 establishments in Brazil
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