Commercial communications satellite with coverage
of Israel and Hungary.
Transponder lease applications envisaged: Direct to Home TV, digital TV
and VSAT.
Contact: SpaceCom, Tel Aviv, Israel Tel: +972 3 490 484
Coverage is three possible spot beams:
Beam 1 Israel
Beam 2 Budapest
Beam 3 Portugal (not used)
7 x 72 MHz transponders, each 36W
Link budget data (beam centre)
PFD to saturate = -74 to -99 dBW/m^2
Uplink G/T = +14 dBK
Downlink eirp = +55 dBW
Frequencies:
Uplink: 14-14.5 GHz
Downlink: 14-14.5 10.95 - 11.2 11.45 - 11.7
Polarisation: linear
Beacons: 10.951 and 11.451