SICRAL 1B

SICRAL 1B
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Telespazio MDD
COSPAR ID	2009-020A
SATCAT №	34810
Mission duration	13 years

Bus	Italsat 3000
Manufacturer	Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass	3,038 kilograms (6,698 lb)

Start of mission
Launch date	20 April 2009, 08:15:59 (2009-04-20UTC08:15:59Z) UTC
Rocket	Zenit-3SL
Launch site	Odyssey
Contractor	Sea Launch

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	11.8° east
Perigee	35,775 kilometres (22,230 mi)
Apogee	35,811 kilometres (22,252 mi)
Inclination	0.11 degrees
Period	23.93 hours
Epoch	25 October 2013, 02:29:49 UTC^[1]

SICRAL 1B is a military communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for Italian Armed Forces. It is a dual-use spacecraft: Telespazio will use some of the satellite's transmission capacity and some will be used by the Italian defense ministry and NATO. The spacecraft is based on the Italsat 3000 bus and includes one EHF/Ka band, three UHF-band and five active SHF-band transponders. It is designed to be operable for 13 years.^[2]

Construction

Thales Alenia Space was the prime contractor for development and construction of the SICRAL 1B satellite.^[3]

Launch

On April 20, 2009 Sea Launch used a Zenit-3SL to carry SICRAL 1B into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff from the Ocean Odyssey launch platform took place at 08:16 GMT.^[4]

References

↑ Peat, Chris (25 October 2013). "SICRAL 1B - Orbit". Heavens Above. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
↑ "Sea Launch Counts Down to SICRAL 1B Launch". Sea Launch.
↑ "Italian satellite SICRAL 1B ready for launch on April 19". Thales Alenia Space. 9 April 2009.
↑ "Sea Launch Successfully Delivers SICRAL 1B Satellite to Orbit". Sea Launch. April 20, 2009.

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