HellasSat 3 at 39° E
also known as HS 3, Inmarsat-S EAN, Europasat
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 39° EChannel line-up at 39° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 42814
- COSPAR number
- 2017-040A
- Operator
- Hellas-Sat (Arabsat subsidiary)
- Manufacturer
- Thales Group
- Model
- Spacebus-4000C3
- Launch
- 28 Jun 2017 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 5780 kg
- Dry mass
- 2500 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 16+ yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band African beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band European BSS beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band European FSS beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Middle East beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ka-band Europe beam (Ka band) View footprint
- S-band Spot 1 beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band Spot 2 beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band Spot 3 beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band Spot 4 beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band Spot 5 beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band Spot 6 beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band Spot 7 beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band Spot 8 beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band Spot 9 beam (S band) View footprint
About HellasSat 3
44 Ku-band transponders payload to replace the existing HellasSat-2 satellite and provide more growth capacities to its customers with diversified footprints in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The satellite has a second payload managed by Inmarsat (9 S-Band user spot beams in 2 polarizations, using a large Tx antenna of 12 meters diameter) to provide the satellite element of the integrated European Aviation Network (EAN), set to transform connectivity for airline passengers in Europe