25546 - BONUM-1

Bonum 1 was a Russian geosynchronous communications spacecraft. This first private sector spacecraft, owned by the Russian Bonum-1 media group, carried eight 75 W Ku-band transponders that enable 50 channels of direct-TV broadcasts to Russia and Eastern European countries after parking over 36 degrees E longitude. Gallium arsenide solar cells provided power.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1998-11-22
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 620.0 kg