GSAT 9

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GSAT 9 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 42695

Int'l Code: 2017-024A

Perigee: 35,783.2 km

Apogee: 35,803.4 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 5, 2017
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

GSAT-9, also known as the South Asia Satellite, is a Ku-band broadcasting and telecommunications spacecraft which India has developed to provide services to members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The GSAT-9 spacecraft is a 2,230-kilogram (4,920 lb) satellite based on ISRO’s I-2K bus. With a design life of twelve years, the satellite is expected to support education, medical, disaster management and communications initiatives as well as international cooperation between the member states. It is equipped with twelve Ku-band transponders.

1 42695U 17024A   24138.90108481 -.00000278  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 42695   0.1169  94.5941 0002399 310.4416 252.7294  1.00273442 25684

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC