Azerspace at 46° E
also known as Africasat 1A
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 46° EChannel line-up at 46° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 39079
- COSPAR number
- 2013-006B
- Operator
- AzerCosmos OJS Co
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Grumman
- Model
- GEOStar-2
- Launch
- 07 Feb 2013 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 3275 kg
- Dry mass
- 1438 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 16+ yrs.
- Beacon
- 4195.0 RHCP, 4196.3 RHCP
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Africa-Europe beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band Central Asia and Europe beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band Central Asia beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Europe beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Azerspace
24 C-band and 12 Ku-band transponders to provide services to Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Europe and Africa.