Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SES-7 (Protostar 2, Indostar 2) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
SES World Skies (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) |
108.02 |
Perigee (km) |
35783 |
Apogee (km) |
35790 |
Eccentricity |
8.30239702062553E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.03 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4007 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
16-05-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Breeze M |
COSPAR Number |
2009-027A |
NORAD Number |
34941 |
Comments |
13 S-band, 27 Ku-band transponders, covers Indonesia, india, Taiwan and the Philippines. Purchased at auction in Dec. 2009 for $185 million. |