Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
AsiaSat-5 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
China (PR) |
Operator/Owner |
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (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) |
100.5 |
Perigee (km) |
35778 |
Apogee (km) |
35795 |
Eccentricity |
0.000201629641929477 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.11 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3760 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
11-08-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Breeze M |
COSPAR Number |
2009-042A |
NORAD Number |
35696 |
Comments |
14 Ku-Band, 26 C-band, serving all of Asia. |