Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Spainsat |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Spain |
Operator/Owner |
Hisdesat/Ministry of Defense |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
13.06 |
Perigee (km) |
35745 |
Apogee (km) |
35826 |
Eccentricity |
0.000960728730533382 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.06 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3680 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1467 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
11-03-2006 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2006-007B |
NORAD Number |
28946 |
Comments |
Secure communications satellite for Spanish Ministry of Defense; both X and Ku-band. |