Optus D1 at 152° E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 152° EChannel line-up at 152° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 29495
- COSPAR number
- 2006-043B
- Operator
- Optus Communications
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Grumman
- Model
- GEOStar-2
- Launch
- 13 Oct 2006 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 2299 kg
- Dry mass
- 1006 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 12243.25H, 12245.25H
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band FNA Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band FNANZ Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band FNB Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band FNZA Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band FNZB Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band FSS Australia Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band FSS Australia & New Zealand Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band FSS New Zealand Beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Optus D1
24 Ku-band transponders to provide voice and video for Australia and New Zealand