Sky Muster
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | NBN |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SSL 1300 |
| Manufacturer | SSL |
| Launch mass | 6,440 kilograms (14,200 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 1 October 2015 |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ka band |
| Coverage area | Australia and Pacific Islands[2] |
Sky Muster (NBN-Co 1A) is a geostationary communications satellite operated by NBN Co Limited and built by SSL.[3][4]
Sky muster was launched from French Guiana alongside ARSAT-2 on an Ariane 5ECA rocket.
The satellite has 101 spot beams.[5] Sky Muster will operate in geostationary orbit of 140° East. It is the first of two satellites to be used by NBN. Sky Muster is expected to become operational from mid-2016.[6]
Bailey Brooks, a six-year old School of the Air student who lives on a cattle station 400 kilometres (250 mi) from Darwin won a competition to draw a picture of how the satellite benefits rural Australians. Her drawing of the rocket was printed on the payload fairing,[7] and her class named NBN-Co 1A "Sky Muster" as it would bring Australians together like a cattle muster.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Arianespace - Mission Update - Assembly is completed for the Ariane 5 to orbit Sky Muster and ARSAT-2 on September 30". arianespace.com.
- ↑ Australia, as well as its coastal islands and external territories including Norfolk Island, Cocos Island, Christmas Island, and Macquarie Island in the Antarctic. http://sslmda.com/html/satexp/nbnco1a_1b.html
- ↑ "SSL Delivers High Performance Broadband Satellite To Launch Base, Demonstrates Leadership In Satellites For Fast Internet With Satellite For Australia’s Broadband Network". sslmda.com.
- ↑ "Lift-off for first nbn satellite". nbnco.com.au.
- ↑ "NBN-Co 1A - Ariane 5 VA226 – Spaceflight101". spaceflight101.com.
- ↑ Tim Biggs (1 October 2015). "NBN's first satellite, Sky Muster, launches successfully into orbit". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Arianespace - Mission Update - Ariane 5 is “signed” and ready for launch on Arianespace’s fifth heavy-lift flight of 2015". arianespace.com. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Outback glory: meet our competition winner Bailey Brooks". nbnco.com.au.
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