Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Sicral 1A |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Italy |
Operator/Owner |
Italian Defense Ministry |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
16.25 |
Perigee (km) |
35769 |
Apogee (km) |
35802 |
Eccentricity |
0.000391408001328415 |
Inclination (degrees) |
1.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.06 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2596 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1263 |
Power (watts) |
3300 |
Date of Launch |
07-02-2001 |
Expected Lifetime |
10-12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Alenia Spazio |
Country of Contractor |
Italy |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 44L |
COSPAR Number |
2001-005A |
NORAD Number |
26694 |
Comments |
Italy´s first military satellite; communications to fixed and mobile terminals. Extremely High Frequency (EHF), SHF, UHF broadcast frequencies. On-board failure in 2006, but operations recovered. |