Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
TerraStar 1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
TerraStar Corporation |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-111 |
Perigee (km) |
35783 |
Apogee (km) |
35791 |
Eccentricity |
9.48834120074958E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
5.94 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.11 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6910 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
01-07-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2009-035A |
NORAD Number |
35496 |
Comments |
Largest commercial satellite ever built; 18-meter-diameter unfurlable S-band antenna; provide mobile voice and data communications in North America to smartphone-size handsets. |