Mission type Communication COSPAR ID 2000-007A Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-36B Launch date 3 February 2000 Launch mass 3,113 kg Bus Spacebus | Operator Hispasat Mission duration 15 years Contractor ILS Launch mass 3,113 kg Rocket Atlas II Manufacturer Thales Alenia Space | |
Similar Astra 1E, Astra 2A, Telstar 12, Eutelsat 33C, Intelsat 1R | ||
Hispasat 1C is a Spanish communications satellite which is operated by Hispasat. It was constructed by Alcatel Space and is based on the Spacebus-3000B2 satellite bus. Launch occurred on 3 February 2000, at 23:30. The launch was contracted by ILS, and used an Atlas IIAS carrier rocket flying from SLC-36B at Cape Canaveral.
It has a mass of 3,113 kilograms (6,863 lb), and an expected service life of 15 years.
Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was placed in geostationary orbit at 30° West, from where it provides communications services to Europe and the Americas. It is expected to remain in service until at least 2015.
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