Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 172A (GE-23, AMC-23, Worldsat 3, Americom 23) |
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) |
172.06 |
Perigee (km) |
35772 |
Apogee (km) |
35799 |
Eccentricity |
0.000320242910177794 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5000 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
13000 |
Date of Launch |
29-12-2005 |
Expected Lifetime |
16 yrs. |
Contractor |
Alcatel Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
France/Italy |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2005-052A |
NORAD Number |
28924 |
Comments |
Hybrid C/Ku-band satellite. 20 Ku-band, 18 C-band transponders. Broadcast, Internet, business; Ku-band tailored to broadband for Boeing Connexion; Pacific region. |