Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat 25B (Es’hail 1) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
European Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (EUTELSAT)/Es´hailSat |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
25.5 |
Perigee (km) |
35725 |
Apogee (km) |
35767 |
Eccentricity |
0.000498622851172951 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.08 |
Period (minutes) |
1434.03 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
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Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
29-08-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2013-044A |
NORAD Number |
39233 |
Comments |
Partnership between Eutelsat and the Doha-based Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company - the first of a planned fleet for Qatar. |