Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Rascom-QAF 1R |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
2.85 |
Perigee (km) |
35786 |
Apogee (km) |
35787 |
Eccentricity |
1.18605671723222E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3050 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1390 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
04-08-2010 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Thales Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2010-037B |
NORAD Number |
36831 |
Comments |
Low cost communications for sub-Saharan Africa; multinational organization. |