KazSat-1

KazSat 1 (Kazakh: ҚазСат), the first Kazakh space satellite, was launched on June 18, 2006 by Proton-K rocket. Containing 12 K_u-band transponders (each 72 MHz), KazSat was a communications satellite planned to occupy a geosynchronous orbit approximately 36,000km above the Earth. It was produced by Khrunichev Space Center in cooperation with Thales Alenia Space. Partial control of the satellite was lost in July 2008 and completely in October 2008.^[1]

Specifications

Main payload developer: Thales Alenia Space
Number of transponders: 12, four of which are large capacity transponders
A-Channel pass-band: 72 MHz
Zone of service over Kazakhstan territory: Elliptic form 2,500 miles by 3,800 miles
Frequencies:
- Transmit: 10950 — 11700 MHz
- Receive: 14000 — 14500 MHz
- Beacon: 11199.5 MHz
Power:
- Television: Minimum 52.5 dBW
- Coherent: Minimum 49.0 dBW
Reception quality: At least 5.3 db/to
Transmitter capacity:
- Television (saturation mode) > 65W
- Communications and data transmission (saturation mode) > 45W
- Communications and data transmission (quasilinear mode) > 28W
Power consumption: 1300W
Planned service life: 10-12.5 years.
Orbit: Geo-stationary orbit above 103 degrees East.

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