Satbeams

Arcturus at 19° W

also known as Aurora 4A

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Arcturus satellite coverage area from 19° W: visibility footprint over Earth
Theoretical visibility from geostationary orbit at 19° W. Beam footprints are narrower, see the coverage maps.

Technical details

Status
moving
Orbital position
19° WChannel line-up at 19° W | Coverage maps
NORAD number
56371
COSPAR number
2023-060B
Operator
Astranis Space Technologies Corp.Astranis Space Technologies Corp. logo
Manufacturer
Astranis Space Technologies Corp.
Model
MicroGEO
Launch
01 May 2023 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Falcon Heavy
Launch mass
400 kg
Expected lifetime
10
Callsign
S3092
Beacon
19702, 19705, 19706
Orbit
GEO

Beam footprints

Arcturus Ka-band User Spot CFTB beam beam footprint coverage map, Ka band
Ka-band User Spot CFTB beam (Ka band)Open in viewer
Arcturus Ka-band User Spot CFTC beam beam footprint coverage map, Ka band
Ka-band User Spot CFTC beam (Ka band)Open in viewer
Arcturus Ka-band User Spot CFTD beam beam footprint coverage map, Ka band
Ka-band User Spot CFTD beam (Ka band)Open in viewer
Arcturus Ka-band User Spot CFTE beam beam footprint coverage map, Ka band
Ka-band User Spot CFTE beam (Ka band)Open in viewer
Arcturus Ka-band User Spot CFTF beam beam footprint coverage map, Ka band
Ka-band User Spot CFTF beam (Ka band)Open in viewer
Arcturus Ka-band Gateway Spot CRTG beam beam footprint coverage map, Ka band
Ka-band Gateway Spot CRTG beam (Ka band)Open in viewer

About Arcturus

Small geostationary high-throughput communications satellite to be used to provide broadband communications services for Alaska for Pacific Dataport. Astranis will be the owner and operator of the satellite. The payload was designed to deliver 7.5 gigabits per second. After reaching orbit, Arcturus suffered a solar array malfunction. It will be temporarily replaced with UtilitySat 1, which is to launch later in 2023, until a full replacement is available. Relocating to 78E Orbital location