HELLAS SAT The birth of a new satellite operator Harry Iordanou Christodoulos Protopapas SPACEOPS 20

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HELLAS SATThe birth of a new
satellite operatorHarry IordanouChristodoulos
ProtopapasSPACEOPS 200417-21 May 2004
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INTRODUCTION

• Company
• Satellite Review
• Launch and LEOP
• Ground Stations
• Satellite Operations
• Present and Future Growth
• Conclusions

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COMPANY

• HELLAS-SAT Consortium LTD
• A private operating company incorporated in
  Cyprus
• Formed August 9th 2001 in Nicosia, Cyprus
• HELLAS-SAT S.A.
• Subsidiary company based in Greece

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COMPANY

• Participation / Shareholders
• Greek Participation
• OTE (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization)
• HAI (Hellenic Aerospace Industries)
• Cyprus Participation
• CDB (Cyprus Development Bank)
• AvacomNet Services (Cyprus)
• Others
• Telesat (Canada)

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HELLAS-SAT SYSTEM

• Co-Licensed by the Greek Cypriot Governments
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Greece in 1993, Cyprus in 1995
• Exclusivity _at_39o East for HCL
• Full frequency spectrum (Ku, C, X, Ka, L, S
  bands)

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TARGETED MARKET

• Regions
• Greece Cyprus domestic needs
• Balkans Eastern Europe Infrastructure
• Middle East Africa
• Connection to/from Europe
• Applications
• DTH
• High Speed Internet
• 2-way Broadband services
• Special Events
• Athens 2004 Olympics
• Occasional Use
• Special Audience
• Hellenic Diaspora

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SATELLITE ORDER

• Satellite Manufacturer EADS-ASTRIUM
• Former KTV Satellite
• Antenna Modifications for coverage
• Launch in May 2003
• Contract signed July 11, 2002

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SATELLITE OVERVIEW
DESCRIPTION   
ASTRIUM Eurostar 2000 Platform
Hellas-Sat 2
E3000 6 tons 6 to12 kW (14 for LX) 96
ch. Chemical plasma Li-Ion or Ni-H2 Dual CM
floor
E3000GM 6 tons 6 to 12 kW Chemical
plasma Li-Ion or Ni-H2 Triple floor
E3000S 4.8 to 6 tons 6 kW to 8 kW (52
ch.) Chemical propulsion Li-Ion or Ni-H2 Single
floor
E2000 3.4 tons 3 kW to 6 kW (44 ch.) Chemical
propulsion Ni-H2 batteries

• Series
• Launch mass
• PL power

E2000 2.4 tons 1.5 kW to 3 kW Chemical
propulsion Ni-H2 batteries
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SATELLITE OVERVIEW
30 x 36 MHz transponders, onboard plus 8 x 36 MHz
redundant, up to 12 on fixed beam F1 up to 6 on
fixed beam F2, up to 12 on beam S1, up to 6 on
beam S2  Fixed over Europe, Steerable over
South America, Southern Africa, Middle East,
Indian subcontinent, South East Asia, Western
Australia 
PAYLOAD  FOOTPRINTS   
F1
F2
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SATELLITE OVERVIEW
DOWNLINK EIRP UPLINK G/T  FREQUENCIES   
53 dBW at beam center for fixed 51 dBW at beam
center for steerable  6 dB/K at beam center for
fixed beams 3 dB/K at beam center for steerable
beams  Downlink 10.95-11.20 GHz
11.45-11.70 GHz 12.50-12.75 GHz Uplink
13.75-14.50 GHz
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LAUNCH and LEOP

• International Launch Services
• Signed November 2002
• ATLAS-V 401 Rocket
• 4m large payload fairing
• SSTO Characteristics
• 312 Km perigee
• 85000 Km apogee
• 17.06o inclination
• 179.5o argument
• perigee

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LAUNCH and LEOP

• Satellite Integration on ATLAS-V 401
• Packed in Toulouse
• Transported to Cape Canaveral
• February 2003
• Testing / Integration with Launch Vehicle
• Spring 2003

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LAUNCH and LEOP

• Launched on May 13th 2003
• At 011000 am Greece/Cyprus local time

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LAUNCH and LEOP

• Launch / Early Orbit Phase
• LEOP Activities from MMSC at
• EADS-ASTRIUM
• HELLAS SAT Personnel supported
• both launch and LEOP

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LAUNCH and LEOP

• Launch / Early Orbit Phase
• Liquid Apogee Engine Firings at Apogee
• And Perigee
• Drift Orbit and final geo acquisition

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LAUNCH and LEOP

• Final Geo position

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LAUNCH and LEOP

• Final Geo position

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OPERATIONS

• Interim Satellite Operations
• SES-ASTRA (Betzdorf, Luxembourg)
• Satellite Operations from HELLAS SAT
• 2 Ground Stations
• Greece
• Cyprus

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GROUND STATIONS

• Two Ground Stations
• Complete Redundancy
• Station Keeping / Satellite Operations
• Satellite Emergency Recovery
• Personnel

TM / TC / Localisation
Greece TTC and SCC
Cyprus TTC and SCC
Intersite Link
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FUTURE GROWTH

• Fleet of Satellites
• Plans for a second satellite
• Collocation at 39o East
• Research and Development
• Collaboration with local and international
  Universities
• Local and International Research programs
• Process for accession of Cyprus into ESA, Greece
  already ESA member
• EU FP6 programs

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CONCLUSIONS

• In just two years of existence
• Procure, Launch and Operate one of the most
  powerful satellites in Europe
• Achievement possible through
• Intense Work and Dedication
• Collaboration with multiple space organisations,
  governments, companies and consultants from
  around the world
• Gains
• Financial, technological, commercial etc
• Prove that even the smallest of countries can
  join the small and elite group of spacecraft
  owners and satellite operators

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HELLAS SATThe birth of a new
satellite operatorHarry IordanouChristodoulos
ProtopapasSPACEOPS 200417-21 May 2004