Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Azerspace/Africasat-1a (Azersat-1) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Azerbaijan |
Operator/Owner |
Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
46 |
Perigee (km) |
35778 |
Apogee (km) |
35794 |
Eccentricity |
0.000189771325552709 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.04 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3250 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1438 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
07-02-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2013-006B |
NORAD Number |
39079 |
Comments |
First satellite for Azerbaijan. Operating from an orbital slot assigned to Malaysia. |