Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 16C (SESAT-1, Siberia-Europe Satellite) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
35.96 |
Perigee (km) |
35754 |
Apogee (km) |
35817 |
Eccentricity |
0.00074723345708152 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.07 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.06 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2500 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
5600 |
Date of Launch |
17-04-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Alcatel Space/NPO PM (Applied Mechanics) |
Country of Contractor |
France/Russia |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton K |
COSPAR Number |
2000-019A |
NORAD Number |
26243 |
Comments |
High-speed Internet access, high-volume data transmission, video broadcasting, messaging and positioning services; 18 Ku-band transponders. |