Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Europe*Star 1 (Intelsat 12, Europe*Star FM1, IS-12, PAS-12) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
Europe*Star (Altacel; Loral Global Alliance) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
45.04 |
Perigee (km) |
35776 |
Apogee (km) |
35796 |
Eccentricity |
0.000237214156940886 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4167 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1729 |
Power (watts) |
12000 |
Date of Launch |
29-10-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
18 yrs. |
Contractor |
Alcatel Space Industries |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 44LP |
COSPAR Number |
2000-068A |
NORAD Number |
26590 |
Comments |
30 Ku-band; highest powered Ku-band cross connection between South East Asia and Europe. |