Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Eutelsat KA-SAT 9A (KA-SAT) |
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) |
9 |
Perigee (km) |
35714 |
Apogee (km) |
35856 |
Eccentricity |
0.00168426046732297 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.13 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.01 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6150 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
3200 |
Power (watts) |
11000 |
Date of Launch |
26-12-2010 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany/Spain |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton |
COSPAR Number |
2010-069A |
NORAD Number |
37258 |
Comments |
First satellite with exclusively Ka-band communications payload. |