Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Sirius 4 (Astra 4A) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Sweden |
Operator/Owner |
SES Sirius AB |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
4.85 |
Perigee (km) |
35776 |
Apogee (km) |
35795 |
Eccentricity |
0.000225356121976966 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.04 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4400 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
17-11-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2007-057A |
NORAD Number |
32299 |
Comments |
52 Ku-band and 2 Ka-band transponders; service to Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. |