INTELSAT 25(PROTOSTAR 1)

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INTELSAT 25(PROTOSTAR 1) is classified as:

NORAD ID: 33153

Int'l Code: 2008-034A

Perigee: 35,781.6 km

Apogee: 35,806.1 km

Inclination: 0.7 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 10.0237 m² (large)

Launch date: July 7, 2008
Source: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

ProtoStar 1 is the first craft for the satellite operator of the same name. With operations in San Francisco and Singapore, the company plans to operate spacecraft and lease the satellites' capacity to direct-to-home (DTH) television and broadband Internet service providers across the Asia-Pacific region. Headed for an orbital slot at 98.5 degrees East longitude with an expected 15-year in-space life span, the satellite is fitted with 32 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders.

1 33153U 08034A   24131.04875701 -.00000226  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 33153   0.7216  89.5713 0002900 325.7073 159.1189  1.00271310 57937

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC