Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Optus D3 |
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) |
155.98 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35795 |
Eccentricity |
0.000237219784129996 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.04 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.04 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2501 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
5000 |
Date of Launch |
21-08-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2009-044B |
NORAD Number |
35756 |
Comments |
Direct-to-home tv services to Australia and New Zealand; 24 Ku-band transponders. |