ESTRELA DO SUL (28137)

COSPAR: 2004-001A | Alt Name: Estrela do Sul 1

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Launch Details

Launch Date

January 11, 2004

Launch Site

SEAL

Launch Pad

KLA -

Launch Vehicle

Zenit-3SL

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

28137

International Designator

2004-001A

Epoch

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Inclination

11.12°

Right Ascension

44.42°

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Argument of Perigee

27.00°

Period

1457.05 min

Mean Motion

0.99 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

ESTRELA DO SUL

Alternative Name

Estrela do Sul 1

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

LSKYB

Country

Brazil

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 28137U 04001A   26185.13150457  .00000010  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995

2 28137  11.1161  44.4220 0005239  27.0046 160.2231  0.98830046 81752

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Summary

The ESTRELA DO SUL (Estrela do Sul 1) satellite, with NORAD ID 28137 and OBJECT_ID 2004-001A, is a Brazilian communication satellite built by LOR using the SSL-1300 bus. Launched on January 11, 2004, from Kourou Launch Area (KLA) in French Guiana aboard a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle, it carries 41 Ku-band transponders for its communication mission. The satellite has dimensions of 5.6 meters in length and 2.8 meters in diameter, with a span of 31 meters when solar arrays are deployed. It weighs 4694 kilograms at launch and has a dry mass of 2000 kg. ESTRELA DO SUL is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries and uses R-4D-11-164 thrusters for maneuvering. The satellite's shape is described as "Box + 2 Pan" with a radar cross section (RCS) of 12.5892 square meters, owned by LSKYB.

Physical Characteristics

Length

5.6

Diameter

2.8

Span

Dry Mass

2000

Launch Mass

4694

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

12.5892

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Telstar 14

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

LOR

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

SSL-1300

Configuration

SSL-1300

Motor

R-4D-11-164

Equipment

41 Ku-band transponders

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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