Optus successfully launched its D3 satellite on 22nd August 2009 from French Guiana in South America. D3 is Optus’s 9th successful satellite launch since 1985. The launch of D3 represents the next step in our strategy to strengthen the Optus satellite fleet, and build on our leadership position in Satellite.
Optus D3 operates over Australia in the BSS band and is co-located with the Optus C1 satellite to provide enhanced capability for the Australia’s prime orbital location delivering direct-to-home services across Australia. Optus D3 also provides FSS band back up capacity to New Zealand. Optus D3 provides capacity for growth to meet business demands and increases the resilience of our satellite network for mission critical applications.
Optus D3 Technical Information
| Satellite | |
| Satellite Type: | Orbital Sciences STAR-2 |
| Launch Mass: | 2,500 kg |
| Mass in Orbit: | 1,188 kg |
| Stablization: | 3-Axis |
| Dimensions: | 4.0 metres height; 21.4 metres wide with solar arrays deployed |
| Transponders | |
| Operating Band: | Ku FSS Ku BSS |
| Uplink Frequencies (GHz): | Ku FSS: 14.0 - 14.5 GHz Ku BSS: 17.3 - 17.8 GHz |
| Downlink Frequencies (GHz): | Ku FSS: 12.25 - 12.75 GHz Ku BSS: 11.7 - 12.2 GHz |
| Number of Transponders: | Ku-Band: 24 @ 125 W, 8 @ 44W FSS |
| Bandwidth per Transponder: | BSS Australia: 36 MHz FSS New Zealand: 54 MHz |
| Polarization: | Linear |
| Performance | |
| EIRP: | Australia: 44 to 52.0 dBW New Zealand: 49 to 56 dBW Australia/New Zealand combined: 42 to 52 dBW |
| G/T: | Australia: -5 to +8 dB/K New Zealand: +1 to +10 dB/K Australia/New Zealand combined: -5 to +10 dB/K |
| SFD: | -72 to -91 dBW/m2 |
| Solar Array Power: | 6,440 Watts |
| Telemetry: | Ku-Band |
| Command: | Ku-Band |
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