C-band Transponders
Coverage: 50-state, Canada,
Mexico, Caribbean
24 Transponders @ 36 MHz
RF Power: 20 watts
Variable uplink sensitivity
Amp Type: Solid State
Amp Redundancy: 16-for-12
Receiver Redundancy: 4-for-2
Beacon Info: 3700.5 H, 4199.5 V
Launch Date: planned 4Q99
Launch Mass: to be announced
Launch Vehicle: to be announced
Length: 88 feet (arrays deployed)
Expected Lifetime: over 15 years
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Ku-band Transponders*
Coverage*: 50-state, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America
24 Transponders @ 36 MHz
4 Transponders @ 72 MHz (Int’l. Freqs.)
RF Power: 110 watts
Variable uplink sensitivity
Amp Type: Traveling Wave Tube
Amp Redundancy: 18-for-14
Receiver Redundancy: 6-for-4
Beacon Info: 11702 H, 12198 V
*Ku-band transponders are individually switchable between N. American and S. American coverages.
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