Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Thor-6 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Norway |
Operator/Owner |
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-1 |
Perigee (km) |
35779 |
Apogee (km) |
35794 |
Eccentricity |
0.000177908507584833 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3050 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
5900 |
Date of Launch |
29-10-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Thales Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
France/Italy |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2009-058B |
NORAD Number |
36033 |
Comments |
36 Ku-band transponders; Central and eastern Europe and Nordic region. |