Venesat-1
VeneSat-1, also known as Simón Bolívar (named after Venezuelan independence fighter Simón Bolívar), was the first Venezuelan satellite. It was designed, built and launched by the CGWIC subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It was a communications satellite operating from a geosynchronous orbit. The satellite was launched on a Chinese Long March 3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center Launch Complex 2 on 29 October 2008 at 16:53 UTC.
| Names | Simón Bolívar |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communication |
| Operator | ABAE |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-055A |
| SATCAT no. | 33414 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 15 years Final: 11 years, 4 months, 24 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | DFH-4 |
| Manufacturer | China Academy of Space Technology |
| Launch mass | 5,049 kg (11,131 lb) |
| Dimensions | 2.36 × 2.1 × 4 m (7.7 × 6.9 × 13.1 ft) |
| Power | 7.75 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 October 2008, 16:53 UTC |
| Rocket | Long March 3B/E |
| Launch site | Xichang, LC-2 |
| Entered service | January 2009 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Loss of spacecraft |
| Declared | 25 March 2020 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 78° West |
| Semi-major axis | 42,448.3 km (26,376.2 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.0056487 |
| Perigee altitude | 35,830.4 km (22,264.0 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 36,309.9 km (22,561.9 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.0472° |
| Epoch | 24 March 2020, 05:04:06 UTC |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 14 × C band 12 × Ku band 2 × Ka band |
| Coverage area | South America (C band) Venezuela region (Ku and Ka) |
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