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| Names | Simón Bolívar |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communication |
| Operator | ABAE[1] |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-055A |
| SATCAT no. | 33414 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 15 years[1] Final: 11 years, 4 months, 24 days[2] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | DFH-4[3] |
| Manufacturer | China Academy of Space Technology[4] |
| Launch mass | 5,049 kg (11,131 lb)[3] |
| Dimensions | 2.36 × 2.1 × 4 m (7.7 × 6.9 × 13.1 ft)[5] |
| Power | 7.75 kW[4] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 October 2008, 16:53 UTC[6] |
| Rocket | Long March 3B/E[4] |
| Launch site | Xichang, LC-2[3] |
| Entered service | January 2009[1] |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Loss of spacecraft |
| Declared | 25 March 2020[2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 78° West[1] |
| 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[7] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 14 × C band 12 × Ku band 2 × Ka band[8] |
| Coverage area | South America (C band) Venezuela region (Ku and Ka)[8] |
VeneSat-1, also known as Simón Bolívar (named after Venezuelan independence fighter Simón Bolívar), was the first Venezuelan satellite.[3] It was designed, built and launched by the CGWIC subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.[3] 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.[9]
- ^ a b c d Henry, Caleb (23 March 2020). "Venezuela's flagship communications satellite out of service and tumbling". SpaceNews. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ a b Rueda, Manuel (27 March 2020). "Venezuela's only telecoms satellite is lost in space". Associated Press. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "VeneSat-1 (Simon Bolivar 1)". Gunter's Space Page. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "In-Orbit Delivery: VeneSat-1 Program". China Great Wall Industry Corporation. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Especificaciones VENESAT-1". ABAE. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "VeneSat 1". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "VeneSat-1 - Orbit". Heavens-Above. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Venesat 1". Satbeams. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Barbosa, Rui C. (29 October 2008). "China launch VENESAT-1 - debut bird for Venezuela". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 29 October 2008.