2000-068A
Alcatel Espace and Loral build the Europe*Star. Prime contractor is Alcatel/Toulouse with a Loral FS-1300 bus. Owner was originally EuropeStar GmbH/Koln; by the time of launch the owner was the related Europe*Star/London, and the satellite was registered with the UN by the UK.
Control from Alcatel/Toulouse. The satellite will provide video and telecoms for Europe, the Middle East, Southern Africa, India and SE Asia.
Mass 4167 kg full, 1717 kg dry. Size 2.7 x 5.5 x 3.5m with 24.7m span. Box + 2 cruciform solar panels + 2 dishes.
Loral sold its 47 percent share in EuropeStar to Alcatel as part of a legal claim in 2003. Alcatel in turn sold EuropeStar to PanAmSat Satellite Europe in 2005 and the satellite was renamed PAS 12, and then in 2007 Intelsat IS-12.
| Europe*Star F1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Oct 29 | 0559 | Launch by Ariane 44LP | CSG ELA2 |
| T+1:09 PAP sep | |||
| T+2:28 PAL sep | |||
| T+3:32 St 1 sep | |||
| T+3:33 St 2 burn | |||
| T+4:37 Fairing sep | |||
| T+5:44 St 2 MECO, sep | |||
| T+5:45 St 3 MES | |||
| T+18:48 St 3 MECO | |||
| 0619:56 | T+20:56 St 3 sep | ||
| T+21:00 St 3 avoidance maneuver | |||
| 2000 Oct 29 | 656.06 274 x 36990 x 6.9 | ||
| 2000 Oct 30 | LAM 1 | 833.25 10074 x 35833 x 2.5 | |
| 2000 Nov 3 | LAM 2 | 1518.47 35936 x 38831 x 0.1 | |
| 2000 Nov 3 | LAM 3 | ||
| 2000 Nov 10 | 1435.77 35704 x 35856 x 0.01 GEO 45.0E | ||
| 2000 Nov 29 | 1436.03 35772 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 45.0E | ||
| 2006 Jul 31 | 1436.08 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 45.0E | ||
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