SICRAL 1B
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SICRAL 1B is a communications satellite
built by Thales Alenia Space
. It is a dual-use spacecraft: Telespazio
will use some of the satellite's transmission capacity and some will be used by the Italian defense ministry and NATO. The spacecraft is based on the Italsat 3000 bus and includes one EHF/Ka band, three UHF-band and five active SHF-band transponders. It is designed to be operable for 13 years.
was the prime contractor for development and construction of the SICRAL 1B satellite.
used a Zenit-3SL
to carry SICRAL 1B into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff from the Ocean Odyssey
launch platform took place at 08:16 GMT.
Communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...
built by Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space is an aerospace company born after the Thales Group bought the participation of Alcatel in the two joint-ventures between Alcatel and Finmeccanica, Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio.-History:...
. It is a dual-use spacecraft: Telespazio
Telespazio
Telespazio is a space systems services company, based in Rome, Italy. Telespazio was founded in 1961; however the company as it exists today was formed on July 1 2005 with the merger of the original Telespazio with the space services division of Alcatel...
will use some of the satellite's transmission capacity and some will be used by the Italian defense ministry and NATO. The spacecraft is based on the Italsat 3000 bus and includes one EHF/Ka band, three UHF-band and five active SHF-band transponders. It is designed to be operable for 13 years.
Construction
Thales Alenia SpaceThales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space is an aerospace company born after the Thales Group bought the participation of Alcatel in the two joint-ventures between Alcatel and Finmeccanica, Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio.-History:...
was the prime contractor for development and construction of the SICRAL 1B satellite.
Launch
On April 20, 2009 Sea LaunchSea Launch
Sea Launch is a spacecraft launch service that uses a mobile sea platform for equatorial launches of commercial payloads on specialized Zenit 3SL rockets...
used a Zenit-3SL
Zenit-3SL
The Zenit-3SL is an expendable carrier rocket operated by Sea Launch. First flown in 1999, it has been launched 30 times, with two failures and one partial failure. It is a member of the Zenit family of rockets, and is built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. RKK Energia produces the Block DM-SL upper...
to carry SICRAL 1B into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff from the Ocean Odyssey
Ocean Odyssey
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launch platform took place at 08:16 GMT.