Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
WildBlue 1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
WildBlue Communications |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-111.09 |
Perigee (km) |
35776 |
Apogee (km) |
35796 |
Eccentricity |
0.000237214156940886 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4735 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1995 |
Power (watts) |
10000 |
Date of Launch |
08-12-2006 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2006-054A |
NORAD Number |
29643 |
Comments |
Totally dedicated to broadband internet services; total CONUS coverage. |