Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
N-Star C |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Japan |
Operator/Owner |
Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
135.08 |
Perigee (km) |
35772 |
Apogee (km) |
35799 |
Eccentricity |
0.000320242910177794 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.06 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1625 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
800 |
Power (watts) |
2,600 (BOL) |
Date of Launch |
05-07-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Orbital Sciences |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2002-035B |
NORAD Number |
27461 |
Comments |
Multimedia services. |