Optus D3 at 156° E
also known as Optus-D3+MEV-01
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 156° EChannel line-up at 156° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 35756
- COSPAR number
- 2009-044B
- Operator
- Optus Communications
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Grumman
- Model
- GEOStar-2
- Launch
- 21 Aug 2009 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 2500 kg
- Dry mass
- 1188 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 12239.25V, 12241.25V
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band Australia beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band New Zealand beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Optus D3
24 Ku-band transponders, with 8 back-up channels also available, to provide fixed communications and direct television broadcasting services to Australia and New Zealand