Operator Star One SATCAT no. 32293 Launch date 14 November 2007 Bus Spacebus Manufacturer Thales Alenia Space | COSPAR ID 2007-056A Mission duration 15 years Rocket Ariane 5 Mission type Communications satellite | |
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Launch mass 4,100 kilograms (9,000 lb) Dry mass 1,754 kilograms (3,867 lb) Similar Star One B4, Star One C2, Brasilsat B1, Intelsat 1R, Galaxy 28 | ||
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Star One C1 is a Brazilian communications satellite. It was launched on 14 November 2007 by an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket, as part of a dual-payload launch with Skynet 5B. It was built by Thales Alenia Space, based on the Spacebus-3000B3 satellite bus. It operates by Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel.
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It was launched atop an Ariane 5-ECA rocket at 22:06 UTC on November 14, 2007. This launch had previously been delayed from November 9 due to a problem with the rocket, and then from November 12 due to a problem with the launch pad. Star One C1 was built by Thales Alenia Space based on a Spacebus 3000 B3 platform. It has 28 C-band transponders, 14 Ku-band transponders and one X-band transponder, and weighed about 4,100 kilograms (9,000 lb) at launch.