Sky Muster
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | NBN |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SSL 1300 |
| Manufacturer | SSL |
| Launch mass | 6,440 kilograms (14,200 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 1 October 2015 |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ka band |
| Coverage area | Australia and Pacific Islands[2] |
Sky Muster (NBN-Co 1A) is a geostationary communications satellite operated by NBN Co Limited and built by SSL.[3][4]
Sky muster was launched from French Guiana alongside ARSAT-2 on an Ariane 5ECA rocket.
The satellite has 101 spot beams.[5] Sky Muster will operate in geostationary orbit of 140° East. It is the first of two satellites to be used by NBN. Sky Muster is expected to become operational from mid-2016.[6]
Bailey Brooks, a six-year old School of the Air student who lives on a cattle station 400 kilometres (250 mi) from Darwin won a competition to draw a picture of how the satellite benefits rural Australians. Her drawing of the rocket was printed on the payload fairing,[7] and her class named NBN-Co 1A "Sky Muster" as it would bring Australians together like a cattle muster.[8]
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