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Star One D2, the Glossary

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Star One D2, is a Brazilian geostationary communications satellite ordered by Embratel and designed and manufactured by Maxar Technologies on the SSL 1300 satellite bus.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: Ariane 5, Arianespace, Brazil, C band (IEEE), Central America, Communications satellite, Coordinated Universal Time, ELA-3, Embratel, Geocentric orbit, Geostationary orbit, Guiana Space Centre, Ka band, Ku band, Latin America, Maxar Technologies, Satellite bus, SSL 1300, Star One (satellite operator), Star One D1, Transponder (satellite communications), Watt, X band.

  2. Brazil science stubs
  3. Communications satellites of the United States

Ariane 5

Ariane 5 is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle developed and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA).

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Arianespace

Arianespace SA is a French company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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C band (IEEE)

The C band is a designation by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies ranging from 4.0 to 8.0 gigahertz (GHz).

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Central America

Central America is a subregion of North America.

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Communications satellite

A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.

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Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.

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ELA-3

ELA-3 is a launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.

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Embratel

Embratel is a major Brazilian telecommunications company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro.

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Geocentric orbit

A geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit, or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.

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Geostationary orbit

A geostationary orbit, also referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbitGeostationary orbit and Geosynchronous (equatorial) orbit are used somewhat interchangeably in sources.

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Guiana Space Centre

The Guiana Space Centre (Centre spatial guyanais; CSG), also called Europe's Spaceport, is a spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a overseas region of France in South America.

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Ka band

The Ka band (pronounced as either "kay-ay band" or "ka band") is a portion of the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum defined as frequencies in the range 26.5–40 gigahertz (GHz), i.e. wavelengths from slightly over one centimeter down to 7.5 millimeters.

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Ku band

The Ku band is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies from 12 to 18 gigahertz (GHz).

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Latin America

Latin America often refers to the regions in the Americas in which Romance languages are the main languages and the culture and Empires of its peoples have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact.

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Maxar Technologies

Maxar Technologies Inc. is a space technology company headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, United States, specializing in manufacturing communication, Earth observation, radar, and on-orbit servicing satellites, satellite products, and related services.

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Satellite bus

A satellite bus (or spacecraft bus) is the main body and structural component of a satellite or spacecraft, in which the payload and all scientific instruments are held.

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SSL 1300

The SSL 1300, previously the LS-1300 and the FS-1300, is a satellite bus produced by Maxar Technologies. Star One D2 and SSL 1300 are satellites using the SSL 1300 bus.

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Star One (satellite operator)

Embratel Star One is a Brazilian communication satellite company.

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Star One D1

Star One D1 is a communications satellite operated by Embratel Star One with headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Star One D2 and Star One D1 are Brazil science stubs and communications satellite stubs.

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Transponder (satellite communications)

A communications satellite's transponder is the series of interconnected units that form a communications channel between the receiving and the transmitting antennas.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.

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X band

The X band is the designation for a band of frequencies in the microwave radio region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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See also

Brazil science stubs

Communications satellites of the United States

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_One_D2