Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Hispasat 1D |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Spain |
Operator/Owner |
Hispasat |
Users |
Commercial/Gov/Mil |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-29.95 |
Perigee (km) |
35764 |
Apogee (km) |
35809 |
Eccentricity |
0.000533725522754498 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.11 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3288 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1382 |
Power (watts) |
6200 |
Date of Launch |
18-09-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Aerospatiale (Alcatel Space Industries) |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 2AS |
COSPAR Number |
2002-044A |
NORAD Number |
27528 |
Comments |
Fourth of Spain´s communications satellites with government, commercial and military application; X-band heavily used; 28 Ku-band transponders. |