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Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Communications

Geostationary Transfer Orbit Ariane Launch Area 3 Kourou, French Guiana

Hispasat 36W-1, also known as Hispasat AG-1, is a Spanish geostationary communications satellite. Joining the Hispasat fleet, this 3200 kg satellite is to operate in orbit for 15 years, providing its multimedia services to Europe, the Canary Islands and South America.

Soyuz STB

Family: Soyuz
Configuration: Fregat-MT

The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. First launch took place from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 on 26 July 2008 with a classified military payload. The 2.1b/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-B.

Specifications

Stages
3
Length
46.3 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Fairing Diameter
―
Launch Mass
310 T
Thrust
―

Family

Name
Soyuz STB
Family
Soyuz
Variant
Fregat-MT
Alias
―
Full Name
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$80000000
Low Earth Orbit
8200 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
3250 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
4900 kg

Progress Rocket Space Center

Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 282 Failures: 10 Pending: 18

Agency Type: Commercial

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

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