Title :
The inclined orbit operation and services of Koreasat 1
Author :
Park, Shinyoung ; Koo, Bonyang ; Hwangbo, Han
Author_Institution :
Satellite Group, Korea Telecom, Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Koreasat 1 consumed much of its on-board fuel during orbit acquisition. Therefore, its lifetime was reduced to 4.4 years. The inclined orbit operation scheme is being established to extend its lifetime. In this paper, an inclined orbit operation scheme is established and its effects on existing services are analyzed. The spacecraft´s residual lifetime in the inclined orbit is estimated by fuel analysis
Keywords :
fuel; satellite communication; satellite ground stations; telecommunication services; television broadcasting; CATV; Koreasat 1; SMDS; SNG; TVRO; VSAT; fixed terrestrial antennas; fuel analysis; inclined orbit operation; inclined orbit services; on-board fuel; orbit acquisition; residual lifetime; spacecraft; Artificial satellites; Assembly; Attitude control; Earth; Fuels; Life estimation; Lifetime estimation; Propulsion; Space vehicles; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Technology Proceedings, 1998. ICCT '98. 1998 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
7-80090-827-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCT.1998.743236
