Star One (satellite operator)

Star One (also known as Embratel Star One) is a Brazilian communication satellite company. It is a subsidiary of Embratel.

This article is about the Brazilian company. For other uses, see Star One (disambiguation).

Star One
TypeSociedade Anônima
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedDecember 2000 (December 2000)
Headquarters
Rio de Janeiro
,
Brazil
Area served
Latin America
Caribbean
United States
ProductsManagement of satellites, telephony
ParentEmbratel
Websitestarone.com

History

Star One was created in December 2000, as an arm of Embratel in the area of operation and administration of satellites.

Satellite fleet

Star One own a small fleet of satellites.

  • Star One C1 was launched atop an Ariane 5-ECA rocket at 22:06 GMT on 14 November 2007. This launch had previously been delayed from 9 November due to a problem with the rocket, and then from 12 November 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.[1]
  • Star One C2, the second spacecraft, was launched at 22:17 GMT on 18 April 2008, also aboard an Ariane 5ECA.
  • Star One C3, the third spacecraft, was launched at 22:05 GMT on 10 November 2012, also aboard an Ariane 5ECA.

Satellites
Satellite Manufacturer Launch Vehicle Launch Date COSPAR ID SATCAT State
Brasilsat A1 Spar Aerospace / Hughes Ariane 2 September 1985 1985-015B 15561 Retired
Brasilsat A2 Spar Aerospace / Hughes Ariane 28 March 1986 1986-026B 16650 Retired
Brasilsat B1 Hughes Ariane 44LP 10 August 1994 1994-049A 23199 Retired
Brasilsat B2 Hughes Ariane 44LP 29 March 1995 1995-016A 23536 inclined orbit
Brasilsat B3 Hughes Ariane 44LP 22 January 1998 1998-006A 25152 inclined orbit
Brasilsat B4 Hughes Ariane 44LP 17 August 2000 2000-046A 26469 Active
Star One C1 Alcatel Alenia Space Ariane 5 ECA 31 August 2007 2007-056A 32293 Active
Star One C2 Alcatel Alenia Space Ariane 5 ECA 18 April 2008 2008-018B 32768 Active
Star One C3 Orbital Sciences Corporation Ariane 5 ECA 10 November 2012 2012-062A 38991 Active
Star One C12 Alcatel Alenia Space Proton-M 3 February 2005 2005-003A 28526 Active
Star One C4 Space Systems/Loral Ariane 5 ECA 15 July 2015 2015-034A 40733 Active
Star One D1 Space Systems/Loral Ariane 5 ECA 21 December 2016[2] 2016-082B 41904 Active

References
  1. "Arianespace boosts Skynet 5B and Star One C1 into orbit: Sets new record". Arianespace. 14 November 2007.
  2. Star One D1 – Gunter's Space Page
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