Star One C3 [OSC]
Official name STARONE C3
Alternative name Star One C3
Cospar ID 2012-062A
Norad ID 38991
Launch date 2012-11-10
Launch site FRGUI
Launch vehicle Ariane-5ECA
Country/Organization Brazil
Type application Communication
Operator Star One (EMBRATEL), Bolivarsat
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.12
Inclination (deg) 0.04
Perigee (km) 35779
Apogee (km) 35795
Eccentricity 0.000223544862659625
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00270172408991
Semi-Major axis (km) 42165.135
Raan (deg) 99.6907
Arg of perigee (deg) 334.4279
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 3226
Height (m) 5.4
Width (m) 2.4
Depth (m) 2.4
Span (m^2) 23
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
Equipment 28 C-band, 16 Ku-band transponders
Propulsion IHI BT-4
Configuration Star-2.4 Bus
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

The Star One C3 satellite was ordered from Star One S.A. in March 2010 and will carry a hybrid payload and will be located at an orbital slot between 75 and 84 degrees West Longitude. Based on Orbital?s Enhanced Star-2.4 Bus, the spacecraft will carry 28 active C-band transponders for coverage of South America, and 16 Ku-band transponders with six switchable channels between Brazil and the Andean coverage region. Star One C3 will generate approximately five kilowatts of payload power and will feature two 2.3 meter deployable reflectors and one 1.4 meter earth deck-mounted antenna.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
STARONE C3 2012-062A 2012-11-10 FRGUI Ariane-5ECA with Eutelsat 21B (Eutelsat W6A)