Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Superbird-C |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Japan |
Operator/Owner |
Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
143.97 |
Perigee (km) |
35781 |
Apogee (km) |
35792 |
Eccentricity |
0.000130466238895544 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.12 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3130 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2500 |
Power (watts) |
4,600 (EOL) |
Date of Launch |
28-07-1997 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 2AS |
COSPAR Number |
1997-036A |
NORAD Number |
24880 |
Comments |
14 Ku-band; Asia-Pacific region; voice and video communications. |