Hispasat 30W-6

Hispasat 30W-6 (formerly Hispasat 1F) is a Spanish communications satellite by Hispasat that launched on a Falcon 9 on March 6, 2018.^[3] It is replacing Hispasat 1D at 30° West longitude and will provide service for television, broadband, corporate networks and other telecommunications applications.^[2] The satellite features 4 × SPT-100 plasma propulsion engines.^[2]

Hispasat 30W-6

Launch of Hispasat 30W-6 aboard Falcon 9
Names	Hispasat 1F[1]
Mission type	Communications satellite
Operator	Hispasat
COSPAR ID	2018-023A
SATCAT no.	43228
Website	www.hispasat.com/en/satellite-fleet/hispasat-30w-6
Mission duration	≈15 years (planned) [1]
Spacecraft properties
Bus	SSL 1300
Manufacturer	SSL
Launch mass	6,092 kg [2]
Power	11.5 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	05:33, March 6, 2018 (UTC) (2018-03-06T05:33Z) UTC[3]
Rocket	Falcon 9 FT
Launch site	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Contractor	SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Inclination	30° W
Transponders
Band	Ku band C band Ka band

This mission also carried a small (90 kg) technology demonstration satellite called Payload Orbital Delivery System Satellite (PODSat), which was deployed from its mothership when still in a sub-geostationary transfer orbit.^[4]

See also

• Hispasat 36W-1