MSS CommoLink

MSS CommoLink

MSS CommoLink
Function	Communications and data relay satellite
Place of origin	Nouvelle Alexandrie
Designed	Minerva Space Systems
Manufacturer	Minerva Space Systems
Dimensions	40.9 m x 7.0 m x 3.4 m
Launch Mass	6,100 kg
Electrical Power	15.0 kW
Attitude control	3-axis momentum biased
Propulsion	1x SDI LR-4 NTO/MMH attitude control thruster, 490 N 4x 25 cm Xenon ion thrusters, 165 mN each
Telemetry	S Band
Communications systems	1x 1.55 um satellite laser communications terminal 10x mechanically steered Ka band (30.00 - 31.00 GHz uplink, 20.20 - 21.20 GHz downlink) parabolic antennas 8x electronically steered X band (7.90 - 8.40 GHz uplink, 7.25 - 7.75 GHz downlink) phased array antennas
Orbital parameters	Orbit height: 35,900 km Orbit inclination:0.00 degrees

The MSS CommoLink is an advanced wideband communications and data relay satellite designed and manufactured by Javelin Industries' subsidiary, Minerva Space Systems.