Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
ABS-1A (Koreasat 2, Mugunghwa 2, ABS-1A) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
International |
Operator/Owner |
Asia Broadcast Satellite |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
116.54 |
Perigee (km) |
35785 |
Apogee (km) |
35789 |
Eccentricity |
4.74417060037479E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
1.86 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.13 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1459 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
800 |
Power (watts) |
1600 |
Date of Launch |
14-01-1996 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Astro Space |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number |
1996-003A |
NORAD Number |
23768 |
Comments |
Korean peninsula; 15 Ku-band transponders. |