SES-8, a hybrid Ku- and Ka-band spacecraft, is the sixth STAR™ satellite ordered by SES WORLD SKIES. The satellite is based on Orbital’s Enhanced STAR 2.4 bus, and will carry 24 active Ku-band transponders of 36 or 54 Mhz capacity switchable among 33 channels and two beams. Certain channels in each beam are cross-strapped to multiple frequency bands, enabling flexibility for new services. In the addition, the spacecraft features a Ka-band payload. The spacecraft will generate approximately five kilowatts of payload power and will feature two 2.5 x 2.7 meter super elliptical deployable reflectors and a 1.45 meter fixed, nadir antenna.
Performance:
Repeater: 24 active transponders with one group of 18-for-15 and one group of 12-for-9 TWTAs
TWTA Power: 120 W RF
Antennas: Two 2.5 x 2.7 m single shell super-elliptical deployable reflectors and one 1.45 m single shell fixed reflector
Stabilization: 3-axis stabilized
Launch Mass: 3,200 kg (7,055 lb.)
Mission Life: 15 years
Status:
In Integration and Test. Scheduled for Launch in 2013
Coverage:
South Asia and Indo-China
Customer:
SES WORLD SKIES
Mission:
Ku-band communications for South Asia and Indo-China
Ka-band communications for the Asia- Pacific region
