ABS-3A 3°W

Ku Band - 3°W

Bandwidth Packages

Prices and iDirect VSAT Services

The listed prices refer to a 12-month and may vary depending on contract duration and bandwidth.

ABS-3A MENA 49 dBW (1.8m Antenna)
Kbps Inbound Kbps Outbound Dedicated (1:1) Shared (1:4) Shared (1:10)
256 512 Request for a quote Request for a quote Request for a quote
256 1024
512 1024
512 1536
512 2048
1024 1536
512 2560
1024 2048
1024 2560
512 3072
1024 3072
1024 4096
1024 5120
1024 6144
2048 4096
2048 5120
2048 6144

Public IP Addresses / Client Premises Equipment
/ 30 (default) : 1 IP Free of Charge
/ 29 : 5 IP's Free of Charge
/ 28 : 13 IP's Request for a quote
/ 27 : 29 IP's Request for a quote
/ 26 : 61 IP's Request for a quote
/ 25 : 125 IP's Request for a quote
/ 24 : 253 IP's Request for a quote

 

Equipment

Technical Specifications
Satellite ABS-3A MENA
HUB Platform iDirect Evolution
Frequency Ku-Band Standard

Minimum Remote VSAT Hardware
Antenna 1.8m Ku-Band Linear
BUC 3W for up to 2048 Kbps Upload
LNB Standard Ku-Band (LO 9750MHz)
Modem iDirect X1, X3, X5, X7, iQ

 

Satellite & Service Information

Satellite Overview

Featuring both Ku and C-band beams, ABS-3A is located at 3°W, connecting the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East and extends our C and Ku-Band coverage into the Atlantic Ocean region.

ABS-3A is equipped with three C-band beams, four Ku-band beams and a global beam, covering the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

ABS-3A is a Boeing 702SP satellite with all-electric propulsion. Launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in March 2015, it entered commercial service on 31st August 2015.

Services:

  • Broadcast services
  • Broadband
  • Data and telecommunications
  • Cellular backhaul
  • VSAT Solutions
  • Mobility & Maritime
  • Government and Military Applications
 Key Facts
Parameter  Ku-Band
Number of Transponders 24
Transponder Bandwidth (MHz) 72
Uplink / Downlink Frequencies (GHz)

13.750 - 14.750 / 10.700 - 11.200,

11.450 - 11.700, 12.500 - 12.750

Uplink / Downlink Signal Polarization Linear (H&V)
Cross-Polarization Separation (dB) > 27
EIRP (Peak Value) (dBW)

50 (Europe)

51 (Americas)

50 (MENA)

49 (SAF)

TWTA Size (Watts) 150
TWTA Redundancy 24 for 19 (can be operated up to 24)
Receiver Redundancy 8 for 5
Uplink SFD (dBW/m²)

-76 to -98 (at -2.5 dB/K) (Europe and MENA)

-76 to -98 (at -1.0 dB/K) (Americas)

-76 to -98 (at -5.0 dB/K) (SAF)

G/T (Peak Value) (dB/K)

9.5 (Europe)

7.1 (Americas)

8.0 (MENA)

7.2 (SAF) 


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