Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Ciel-2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Canada |
Operator/Owner |
Ciel Satellite Group |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-129 |
Perigee (km) |
35782 |
Apogee (km) |
35788 |
Eccentricity |
7.11659352389989E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.05 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5585 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
10-12-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Thales Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2008-063A |
NORAD Number |
33453 |
Comments |
Digital television; 32 Ku-band transponders. |