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Our Satellite
RQ1R SATELLITE
A geostationary satellite launched in August 2010, positioned at 2.9°East.
ORBIT LOCATION
2.9 ° EAST
LAUNCH DATE
AUGUST 2010 BY ARIANE 5
SPACECRAFT
TAS SPACEBUS 4000B3
BANDS
C-band STANDARD & PLANNED | Ku-band PLANNED
FREQUENCY TABLE
Satellite Footprints for C-band and Ku-band:
Standard C-band EIRP
C-band Beam Peak EIRP(dBW): 45
Uplink (Mhz): 6190 - 6425
Downlink (MHz): 3965 - 4200
Polarisation: Circular
Standard C-band G/T
C-band Beam Peak G/T(dB/K): -1
Uplink (Mhz): 6190 - 6425
Downlink (MHz): 3965 - 4200
Polarisation: Circular
Planned C-band EIRP
C-band Beam Peak EIRP(dBW): 44
Uplink (Mhz): 6725 - 7025
Downlink (MHz): 4500 - 4800
Polarisation: Circular
Planned C-band G/T
C-band Beam Peak G/T(dB/K): -0.5
Uplink (Mhz): 6725 - 7025
Downlink (MHz): 4500 - 4800
Polarisation: Circular
Ku North beam EIRP
Ku-band North Beam Peak EIRP(dBW): 49.4
Uplink (Mhz): 12750 - 13250
Downlink (MHz): 10270 – 11450
Polarization: Linear
Ku North beam G/T
Ku-band North Beam Peak G/T(dB/K): 4
Uplink (Mhz): 12750 - 13250
Downlink (MHz): 10270 – 11450
Polarization: Linear
Ku South beam EIRP
Ku-band South Beam Peak EIRP(dBW): 50
Uplink (Mhz): 12750 - 13250
Downlink (MHz): 10270 – 11450
Polarization: Linear
Ku South beam G/T
Ku-band South Beam Peak G/T (dB/K): 4
Uplink (Mhz): 12750 - 13250
Downlink (MHz): 10270 – 11450
Polarization: Linear