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| Salient Features |
| Mission |
Communication |
| Mass |
2106 kg with propellants
946 kg dry |
| Orbit |
93.5 deg E, Geostationary |
| Payload |
Transponders:
16 C-band / ext. C-band (for FSS)
2 high power C-band and 1 S-band (for BSS),
1 C/S-band mobile communication transponder
3 Ku-band transponders |
| Stabilization |
Three axis body stabilized with two Momentum Wheels & One Reaction Wheel, Magnetic torquers |
| Mission life |
Seven years (nominal) |
| Orbital life |
Very long |
| Launch vehicle |
Ariane |
| Launch site |
Kourou (CSG), French Guyana |
| Launch date |
December 7, 1995 |
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