Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
AsiaSat-7 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
China (PR) |
Operator/Owner |
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (SES [Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)]) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
105.5 |
Perigee (km) |
35782 |
Apogee (km) |
35793 |
Eccentricity |
0.000130463144161774 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.17 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3813 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
25-11-2011 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2011-069A |
NORAD Number |
37933 |
Comments |
28 C-band, 17 Ku-band, and a Ka-band payload. Will replace AsiaSat-3S. |