Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
MSAT 1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA/Canada |
Operator/Owner |
Mobile Satellite Ventures |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-106.43 |
Perigee (km) |
35763 |
Apogee (km) |
35809 |
Eccentricity |
0.000545592560964038 |
Inclination (degrees) |
1.37 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2850 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1330 |
Power (watts) |
3300 |
Date of Launch |
20-04-1996 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Spar Aerospace |
Country of Contractor |
Canada |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 42P |
COSPAR Number |
1996-022A |
NORAD Number |
23846 |
Comments |
Wireless network for North America |