KazSat-1 (Kazakh: ҚазСат-1, QazSat-1) is the first Kazakh communications satellite. It was launched on 17 June 2006, at 22:44:05 UTC by Proton-K / Blok DM-2M launch vehicle.[1][2] This satellite was constructed by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center for the satellite bus and Thales Alenia Space (Italy) for the payload. Thales Alenia Space is also the provider of KazSat-2 and KazSat-3 payloads.
| Names | ҚазСат-1 QazSat-1 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | JSC KazSat |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-022A |
| SATCAT no. | 29230 |
| Website | http://www.rcsc.kz/Home/IndexEng |
| Mission duration | 10 years (planned) 2 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | KazSat-1 |
| Spacecraft type | Yakhta |
| Bus | Yakhta modified |
| Manufacturer | Khrunichev (bus) Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 1,380 kg (3,040 lb) |
| Dry mass | 820 kg (1,810 lb) |
| Power | 1.3 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 June 2006, 22:44:05 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-K / Blok DM-2M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | 17 October 2006 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | August 2009 |
| Last contact | 26 November 2008 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 103° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 12 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 72 MHz |
| Coverage area | Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Caucasus, Central Russia |
KazSat constellation | |
Satellite description
editThe contract for the manufacture and launch of the first Kazakhstani geostationary spacecraft was signed in January 2004.[3] Twelwe Ku-band transponders (each 72 MHz), KazSat-1 was a communications satellite planned to occupy a geosynchronous orbit approximately 36,000 km (22,000 mi) above the Earth. It was produced by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in cooperation with Thales Alenia Space (Italy). The cost of Kazakhstan for the production of the first satellite amounted to US$65 million.[3]
Mission
editPartial control of the satellite was lost in July 2008 and completely in October 2008.[4] It was supposed to serve for 10 years, but already on 26 November 2008, due to a failure in the on-board digital system, it stopped responding to control signals. The failure was declared irreversible, and in August 2009, the satellite was transferred to a burial orbit.[5]
Specifications
edit- Zone of service over Kazakhstan territory: Elliptic form 4,000 km (2,500 mi) by 6,100 km (3,800 mi)
- Frequencies:
- Transmit: 10950 — 11700 MHz
- Receive: 14000 — 14500 MHz
- Beacon: 11199.5 MHz
- Power:
- Television: Minimum 52.5 dBW
- Coherent: Minimum 49.0 dBW
- Reception quality: At least 5.3 db/to
- Transmitter capacity:
- Television (saturation mode) > 65 watts
- Communications and data transmission (saturation mode) > 45 watts
- Communications and data transmission (quasilinear mode) > 28 watts
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "First Kazakh satellite into orbit". BBC News. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b "The first Kazakh satellite was launched into a predetermined orbit". Newsru.com. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Brown, Peter J. "Kazakhstan Keeps Quiet about Kazsat-1 Loss". Via Satellite. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Kazakhstan is pulling Russia into a new "space scandal" - it again wants to "push" an unreliable satellite to it". Newsru.com. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2021.