Hispasat 30W-6 (formerly Hispasat 1F) is a Spanish
communications satellite by
Hispasat
Hispasat is the operating company for a number of Spanish communications satellites that cover the Americas, Europe and North Africa from orbital positions 30.0° West and 61.0° West. It was formed in 1989 and its activities include provision ...
that launched on a
Falcon 9 on March 6, 2018.
[ It is replacing Hispasat 1D at 30° West longitude and will provide service for television, broadband, corporate networks and other telecommunications applications.]Payload Orbital Delivery System Satellite
Payload is the object or the entity which is being carried by an aircraft or launch vehicle. Sometimes payload also refers to the carrying capacity of an aircraft or launch vehicle, usually measured in terms of weight. Depending on the nature of ...
(PODSat), which was deployed from its mothership when still in a sub-geostationary transfer orbit.
See also
*Hispasat 36W-1
Hispasat Advanced Generation 1 (Hispasat AG1), also designated Hispasat 36W-1, is a Spanish communications satellite which is part of the Hispasat fleet. It was successfully launched to GTO on 28 January 2017.
The satellite will serve Spain, Po ...
References
External links
Official Hispasat 30W-6 website
Satellites of Spain
Spacecraft launched in 2018
2018 in Spain
Satellites using the SSL 1300 bus
SpaceX commercial payloads
Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
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