Optus B1 |
Australia |
Spacecraft n°: |
Australia satellite n°: 6 |
| Designation | 22087 / 92054A |
| Launch date | 14 Aug 1992 |
| Launch site | Xichang, LC-2 |
| Launch vehicle | CZ-2E |
| Mission | Communications |
| Geostationary orbit on: | |
| Perigee / Apogee | km |
| Eccentricity | |
| Inclination | deg |
| Period | min |
| Location | 160°E |
| Prime manufactor | Hughes |
| Platform | HS-601 |
| Operator | Optus Communications Pty., Ltd. |
| Mass at launch | 2858 kg |
| Mass in orbit | 1659 kg BOL |
| Basic shape | |
| Dimension (m) | |
| Equipment | 15 Ku-band transponders, 1 L-band tranponder, Ka-band beacon, laser retroreflector |
| Solar array | 2 deployable solar arrays |
| Stabilization | |
| Propulsion | R-4D-11 |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime | 10 yrs |