| Star One C1 | |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | Star One |
| Cospar Id: | 2007-056A |
| Satcat: | 32293 |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Spacebus-3000B3 |
| Manufacturer: | Thales Alenia Space |
| Dimensions: | 5.3 x 3.3 x 2.5 m |
| Dry Mass: | 1754kg (3,867lb) |
| Launch Mass: | 4100kg (9,000lb) |
| Power: | 10,5 kW |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Site: | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Launch Contractor: | Arianespace |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
| Orbit Semimajor: | 42241km (26,247miles) |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 35860.5km (22,282.7miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 35879.7km (22,294.6miles) |
| Orbit Period: | 1,440.0 minutes |
| Orbit Longitude: | 65° west |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 28 IEEE C-band (NATO G/H-band) 16 IEEE (NATO J-band) |
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.[1] It is operated by Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel.
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 at launch.[2]
