Belintersat-1

{{short description|Telecommunications satellite}}

{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = Belintersat-1

| image =Belintersat-1 2016 stamp 1.jpg

| image_caption =Belintersat-1 on a 2016 stamp of Belarus

| mission_type = Telecommunicational services

| operator = Belintersat

| website = {{URL|http://en.belintersat.com/system/belintersat-1}}

| mission_duration = 15 years (planned)

| COSPAR_ID = 2016-001A[https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2016-001A NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details]. Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov (2016-08-23). Retrieved on 2016-11-16.

| SATCAT =

| spacecraft_bus = DFH-4

| manufacturer = * China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

• Thales Alenia Space

| dry_mass = {{convert|2086|kg|lb}}

| launch_mass = {{convert|5223|kg|lb}}

| power = 10,150 watts

| launch_date = 15 January 2016

| launch_rocket = Long March CZ-3B/E

| launch_site = Xichang Satellite Launch Center

| launch_contractor = China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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| orbit_reference = Geocentric

| orbit_regime = Geosynchronous

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| orbit_longitude = 51.5° E

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Belintersat-1 is a deployed geostationary telecommunications satellite, manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and Thales Alenia Space for the Belarusian government's company Belintersat.

It provides a wide range of telecommunicational services, including satellite TV and radio broadcasting and broadband internet access.{{cite web|title = History|url = http://en.belintersat.com/project/history|website = en.belintersat.com|access-date = 2016-01-15|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160110021435/http://en.belintersat.com/project/history|archive-date = 2016-01-10|url-status = dead}} It lifted off on a Chinese Long March CZ-3B/E rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) on January 15, 2016, 16:57 GMT.{{cite web|title = China opens 2016 campaign with Long March 3B launch of Belintersat-1 {{!}} NASASpaceFlight.com|url = http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/01/china-2016-long-march-3b-launch-belintersat-1/|website = www.nasaspaceflight.com| date=15 January 2016 |access-date = 2016-01-15}}