Energia-100
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Rostelecom |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Energia-100 |
| Bus | USP Bus |
| Manufacturer | RSC Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Planned: 2018 |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M |
| Launch site | Vostochny Site 1S |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | GEO |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ka band 100Gbps |
Energia-100 (Russian: Энергия-100) is a geostationary communications satellite built by the Russian company RSC Energia for its subsidiary Energia-Telecom (Russian: Энергия-Телеком).[1] The whole bandwidths has been leased to the JSC RTComm.RU (Russian: АО РТКомм.РУ) subsidiary of Rostelecom.[2] It is planned to be launched during 2018 by a Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M from Vostochny Site 1S.[3]
Payload
While still based on the USP Bus, the payload is one of the modern high throughput Ka band that offers 100Gbit/s of bandwidth. It has been stated that it is equivalen to 1,500 transponders of low bandwidth band.[1][3]
See also
- High-throughput satellite – Type of communication satellite.
- ViaSat-1 – A high bandwidth Ka band satellite.
- EchoStar XVII – A high bandwidth Ka band satellite.
References
- 1 2 "Компания "Энергия-Телеком" предоставит "Ростелекому" спутниковый ресурс для оказания услуг связи в Ка-диапазоне" [Energia-Telecom to provide Rostelecom satellite capacity for the provision of telecommunications services in the Ka-band] (in Russian). RSC Energia. September 28, 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ↑ "Спутник "Энергия-100" планируют запустить с "Восточного" в 2018 году" [Energia-100 satellite planned for a 2018 launch from Vostochny] (in Russian). Ria Novosti. October 6, 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- 1 2 ""Дочка" РКК "Энергия" до конца 2018 года запустит собственный телекоммуникационный спутник" [RSC Energia subsidiary to launch its own communications satellite in 2018] (in Russian). TASS. September 28, 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
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