Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | ABS-6 (ABS-1, LMI-1, Lockheed Martin-Intersputnik-1) |
Country of Operator/Owner | International |
Operator/Owner | Asia Broadcast Satellite |
Users | Commercial |
Purpose | Communications |
Class of Orbit | GEO |
Type of Orbit | |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 159 |
Perigee (km) | 35777 |
Apogee (km) | 35794 |
Eccentricity | 0.000201634424926759 |
Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
Period (minutes) | 1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 2894 |
Dry Mass (kg.) | 1730 |
Power (watts) | 6,800 (EOL) |
Date of Launch | 26-09-1999 |
Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
Contractor | Lockheed Martin |
Country of Contractor | USA |
Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle | Proton |
COSPAR Number | 1999-053A |
NORAD Number | 25924 |
Comments | 28 C-band, 16 Ku-band; business services, public voice and data services, broadcasting, direct-to-home; Eastern Europe, CIS, South and Southeast Asia, Africa, Middle East, Australia. |