|
Space
Communications Corporation (SCC) of Tokyo ordered Superbird 4 from
Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc. (now Boeing
Satellite Systems), on April 6, 1998.
Space
Communications Corporation (SCC), a Japanese satellite
communications service company, was established in 1985 by
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO),
and other Mitsubishi Group Companies.
Superbird
is the name of the series of high-performance communications
satellites owned and operated by SCC.
| Superbird
4
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SPACECRAFT
|
| Int'l Designation |
2000 012A
|
Active
|
| Owner / Sponsor |
Space
Communications Corporation (SCC)
|
| Mission |
Telecommunications
|
| Manufacturer / Model |
Boeing
Satellite Systems
|
BSS 601 HP
|
| Launch Mass |
4060
kg (8950 lbm)
|
| Dimensions, stowed |
4
x 2.7 x 3.6 m (13 ft 3 in x 8 ft 10 in x 11 ft 9 in)
|
| Mission Orbit |
GSO
|
162°E
|
| Design Life |
13
years
|
| Power (EOL) |
5.500
kW
|
|
LAUNCH
|
| Launch Vehicle
Model |
Ariane
44LP |
| Date / Time (UTC) |
2000
February 18
|
01:04
|
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FINANCIAL
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| Satellite cost |
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