Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
NSS-11 (Worldsat-1, AAP-1, GE-1A) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Netherlands |
Operator/Owner |
SES (Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
108.21 |
Perigee (km) |
35776 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.000260929383020613 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.07 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.15 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3582 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2000 |
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
02-10-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton K |
COSPAR Number |
2000-059A |
NORAD Number |
26554 |
Comments |
Direct-to-home voice, video and data transmission in India, China and Philippines; 24 C-band, 24 Ku-band transponders. |