December 22, 2010 (updated 12-24-10)

Payload:
KA-SAT
EuroStar E3000
Separated spacecraft mass: 6,150

Launch Vehicle:
Proton Breeze M
705,000 kg (1,554,000 lbs), including payload
58.2 m (191 ft)

Launch Date:
27 December 2010, Baikonur

Launch Time:
03:51 Baikonur
21:51 GMT, 26 December
16:51 EST, 26 December    

Launch Site:
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launch Pad 39

Launch Customer:
Eutelsat, Paris, France

Satellite Manufacturer:
Astrium, Paris, France

Launch Vehicle Manufacturer:
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center,
Moscow, Russia

Launch Services Provider:
International Launch Services, Reston, Va.

Satellite Use:
Eutelsat’s KA-SAT is the first, in Europe, of a new genera-tion of high throughput satellites optimized for consumer broadband services and targeting users located beyond range of high-speed terrestrial networks. Fully-operating in Ka-band frequencies and with total throughout of 70 Gigabits per second, the satellite will be located at Eutelsat’s 9 degrees East position. Through a configuration of 82 spotbeams and a ground infrastructure of ten gateways connected to the Internet, service will be provided across Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. In addition to supporting expansion of Eutelsat’s Tooway™ consumer broadband service, KA-SAT will open new resources for telecom operators, broadcasters and ISPs, for data and video services.

Satellite Statistics:
__ 1st European multi-beam satellite to operate in Ka-band
__ Orbital location: 9 degrees east
__ Anticipated service life:  > 15 years

Mission Profile:
The Proton M launch vehicle, utilizing a 5-burn Breeze M mission design, will lift off from Pad 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the KA-SAT satellite on board. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M upper stage and the KA-SAT satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory. From this point in the mission, the Breeze M will perform planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit first to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Separation of the KA-SAT satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 9 hours, 12 minutes after liftoff.
 
Target Orbit at Separation: 
Apogee: 35,786 km (22,236 miles)
Perigee:  3,713 km (2,307 miles)
Inclination: 24.6 degrees

Spacecraft Separation:
Approximately 9 hours, 12 minutes after liftoff

ILS Mission Statistics:
__ 12th Proton Launch in 2010
__8th ILS Proton Launch in 2010
__64th ILS Proton Launch Overall
__6th Eutelsat Satellite Launched on Proton
__13th EuroStar Satellite Launched on ILS Proton
__11th EuroStar 3000 Satellite Launched on ILS Proton

Live Broadcast details:
 
Test signals will begin at 15:45
Live Coverage starting at 16:30 EST
Launch is scheduled for 16:51 EST
Launch Broadcast concludes no later than 17:30 EST

IN NORTH AMERICA, THE LAUNCH BROADCAST WILL BE SEEN ON THE FOLLOWING
AMC-3 @ 87 degrees West
C-band Analog NTSC
36 mhz.
U/L frequency 6085.00 Horizontal
D/L frequency 3860.0 Vertical
Audio 6.8 and 6.2
 
IN BAIKONUR AND EUROPE, THE LAUNCH BROADCAST WILL BE SEEN ON THE FOLLOWING
Eutelsat W2A, F06, channel D
U/L Freq. 14203.83 Horizontal (X)
D/L Freq: 12703.83 Vertical (Y)
625 PAL
9 Mhz
Audio:  2 channels
Symbol rate – 5.632
FEC:  3/4 
MPEG:  4:2:0 MPEG2
No encryption

More Information:
Live webcast can be seen at kasat.imgondemand.com.  General mission information and launch status updates are available at www.ilslaunch.com or on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at 1-800-852-4980.