Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Optus B3 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Australia |
Operator/Owner |
Optus Communications (Parent: Signapore Telecom) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
164 |
Perigee (km) |
35778 |
Apogee (km) |
35796 |
Eccentricity |
0.000213487677016866 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.12 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2858 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1582 |
Power (watts) |
3000 |
Date of Launch |
28-08-1994 |
Expected Lifetime |
10-14 yrs. |
Contractor |
Hughes Space and Communications |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Long March CZ-2E |
COSPAR Number |
1994-055A |
NORAD Number |
23227 |
Comments |
Ku-band only; serves Australia and New Zealand; telephone, TV, mobile communications, air traffic control. Inclined. |