Venesat-1
Sign in to saveAlso known as Simón Bolívar, Simon Bolivar, 33414, VeneSat1
VeneSat-1, also known as Simón Bolívar (named after Venezuelan independence fighter Simón Bolívar), was the first Venezuelan satellite. It was designed, built and launched by the CGWIC subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It was a communications satellite operating from a geosynchronous orbit. The satellite was launched on a Chinese Long March 3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center Launch Complex 2 on 29 October 2008 at 16:53 UTC.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.auto
- all
- Spaceflight.name
- VeneSat-1
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Simón Bolívar
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Communication
- Spaceflight.operator
- ABAE
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2008-055A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 33414
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- Planned: 15 yearsFinal:
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- DFH-4
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- China Academy of Space Technology
- Spaceflight.power
- 7.75 kW
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Long March 3B/E
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Xichang, LC-2
- Spaceflight.entered_service
- January 2009
- Spaceflight.disposal_type
- Loss of spacecraft
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric
- Spaceflight.orbit_regime
- Geostationary
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- communications satellite
- Country
- Venezuela
- Official website
- www.abae.gob.ve/web/VENESAT-1.php
- Image
- Satélite Simón Bolívar VENESAT-1.jpg
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2008-10-29
- space launch vehicle
- Long March 3B
- start point
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center
- type of orbit
- geostationary orbit
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Significance
- See also
- References
- External links
VeneSat-1, also known as Simón Bolívar (named after Venezuelan independence fighter Simón Bolívar), was the first Venezuelan satellite. It was designed, built and launched by the CGWIC subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It was a communications satellite operating from a geosynchronous orbit. The satellite was launched on a Chinese Long March 3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center Launch Complex 2 on 29 October 2008 at 16:53 UTC.
==Overview== VeneSat-1, operated by Venezuela's Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities (ABAE), was built on the Chinese DFH-4 satellite bus. It had a mass of and an expected service life of 15 years. The satellite featured a payload of 14 C-band, 12 Ku-band, and 2 Ka-band transponders. Occupying an orbital slot of 78° West, designated for Uruguay and ceded to Venezuela by mutual accord, it provided television broadcasting and broadband connectivity services.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Venesat-1” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.