Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
MSAT 2 (AMSC-1, ACTel-1) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA/Canada |
Operator/Owner |
Mobile Satellite Ventures |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-101.21 |
Perigee (km) |
35776 |
Apogee (km) |
35796 |
Eccentricity |
0.000237214156940886 |
Inclination (degrees) |
4.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2850 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1330 |
Power (watts) |
3300 |
Date of Launch |
07-04-1995 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
Hughes Communications Inc. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 2A |
COSPAR Number |
1995-019A |
NORAD Number |
23553 |
Comments |
Wireless network for North America |