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Service Start
Early 2006
COVERAGE
XTAR is the world’s first satellite system developed exclusively for commercial X-band services. XTAR-LANT provides commercial X-band services to U.S., European and Allied government agencies and military forces. Its coverage encompasses a region extending from Denver in the United States to the South American and African continents and the Middle East.

   
Spacecraft  
Bus: LS-1300 (3 axis controlled)
Propulsion: Bi-Propellant
Attitude: Bias Momentum
Power: 5773-W BOL (4135-W Required)
Mass: 3408-Kg (Wet Mass)
Life: >15 years
   
Payload  
Transponders: 8
  - RHCP 4
  - LHCP 4
Transponder Power: 100 W
Transponder Size: 72 MHz
Guard Bands: 8 MHz
Redundancy: 19:13 100 W TWTA’s
Total Usable Capacity: 576 MHz
   
 
   
Antenna Coverage  
Global Beams: 2
  - 1 RHCP up/LHCP down
  - 1 LHCP up/LHCP down
Fixed Beam: 1 (4º RHCP up/LHCP down)
Steerable Beams: 3 (4.5º)
  - 1 RHCP up/LHCP down
  - 2 LHCP up/RHCP down
Total Beams: 6
   
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