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AfriStar
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorWorldspace
COSPAR ID1998-063A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.25515
Websitehttp://www.yazmi.com/
Mission duration12 years (planned) [1]
15 years (maneuver life)
Spacecraft properties
BusEurostar E2000+
ManufacturerEADS Astrium and Alcatel Space
Start of mission
Launch date28 October 1998, 22:16:00 UTC
RocketAriane 44L
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
End of mission
Last contact6 January 2018
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude21.0° East
Epoch28 October 1998
 

AfriStar (sometimes known as AfriStar 1) is a satellite formerly owned and operated by the company 1worldspace (formerly known as WorldStar) and now owned and operated by Yazmi USA. The satellite was built by EADS Astrium (formerly known as Matra Marconi Space) and Alcatel Space. Based on Astrium's Eurostar E2000+ bus design, the geostationary orbit satellite broadcast digital radio programs in the L-Band frequency (1452–1492 MHz range).

  1. ^ https://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.744.txt - 17 January 2018 - 10 May 2020

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