Operator Global IP Cayman Power 15 kW Regime Geosynchronous Manufacturer Boeing Mission type Communications satellite | Spacecraft GiSAT-1 Reference system Geocentric Launch date 2019 Bus Boeing 702 | |
Launch mass 6 t (5.9 long tons; 6.6 short tons) Similar ABS‑3A, ASTRA 1F, TDRS‑11, Unity, CST‑100 Starliner | ||
GiSAT-1, is a high throughput geostationary communications satellite ordered by Global IP Cayman. It is to be designed and manufactured by Boeing on the Boeing-702MP platform. It will serve 35 Sub-Saharan countries on the Ka band and offer over 150Gbps of bandwidth with a flexible digital payload. It is expected to be launched in 2019.
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Satellite description
GiSAT-1 is being designed and manufactured by Boeing on the Boeing 702MP satellite bus. It will have an estimated launch mass of 6 t (6.6 tons) and a design life of more than 15 years.
It is powered by two wings, with four panels each, of triple-junction GsAs solar cells providing a total of 15 kW.
It's will have a fully digital high throughput Ka band payload offering over 150Gbps of bandwidth. It will offer its services in all the African continent and have four gateways in Europe for connectivity.
History
On September 12, Boeing announced another win for its Boeing 702MP platform, with the order of GiSAT-1 from the start-up Global IP Cayman. It would be a 6 t (6.6 tons) satellite with 15 kW of power generation with a fully digital high throughput Ka band payload offering over 150Gbps of bandwidth. It was at the time expected to be launched in 2019.