KA-SAT

Also known as KASat

active

Position9° E

NORAD / COSPAR37258 / 2010-069A

OperatorViaSat Inc

OrbitGEO

ManufacturerAirbus Defence and Space

ModelEurostar-3000

Mass6150 kg

Dry mass3200 kg

Launch siteBaikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicleProton M

19680H11700.4H11701.6H

82(83) Ka-band spotbeams for consumer broadband services across Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Beams 80 and 83 are switcheable.

Lifetime

26 Dec 2010Launched

15 yrDesign life

15.6 yrElapsed

ExpiredRemaining

Dec 2025End of life

Design lifetime exceeded by 0.6 years