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Optus-X is a geostationary communications satellite owned by Optus and built by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS), likely serving the Australian military.
Both manufacturer and owner are very secretive about this satellite. The "X" in the name might hint to a military X-band payload, as earlier introduced on the Optus and Defence C1 satellite. Likely the satellite is built on GeoStar-3 Bus.
The satellite is to be stationed at 87.75 East.
| Nation: | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Optus |
| Contractors: | Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | GeoStar-3 Bus ? |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optus X (TD7, ADS 01 ?) | 2024-212A | 17.11.2024 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) |
Launch Sites:
- CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Further Aussat / Optus missions:
- Aussat / Optus A1, A2, A3 [HS-376]
- Optus B1, B2, B3 [HS-601]
- Optus C1 [SSL-1300]
- Optus D1 [Star-2]
- Optus D2, D3 [Star-2]
- Optus 10 [SSL-1300]
- Optus 11 [OneSat]
- Optus X (ADS 01) [GeoStar-3 ?]
