Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
ABS-3 (Agila 2, Mabuhay 1) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
International |
Operator/Owner |
Asia Broadcast Satellite |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
146.06 |
Perigee (km) |
35769 |
Apogee (km) |
35802 |
Eccentricity |
0.000391408001328415 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.07 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3775 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1800 |
Power (watts) |
9000 |
Date of Launch |
19-08-1997 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Long March CZ3B |
COSPAR Number |
1997-042A |
NORAD Number |
24901 |
Comments |
Most powerful telecommunications satellite in service in the Asia-Pacific region; 30 C-band, 24 Ku-band transponders; 190 high fidelity channels and 50,000 simultaneous telephone links. |