Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Optus D2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Australia |
Operator/Owner |
Optus Communications (Parent: Singapore Telecom) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
152.05 |
Perigee (km) |
35774 |
Apogee (km) |
35799 |
Eccentricity |
0.000296514179308055 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.03 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2400 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
3800 |
Date of Launch |
05-10-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2007-044A |
NORAD Number |
32252 |
Comments |
Direct-to-home tv services to Australia and New Zealand; 24 Ku-band transponders. |