TERRESTAR 1

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TERRESTAR 1 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 35496

Int'l Code: 2009-035A

Perigee: 35,781.1 km

Apogee: 35,806.1 km

Inclination: 4.4 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 12.5893 m² (large)

Launch date: July 1, 2009
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

TerreStar 1 is the world's largest commercial communications satellite to provide mobile services across North America. TerreStar 1 will be maneuvered into a circular geostationary orbit over the next week, eventually parking itself above the equator at 111 degrees West longitude to cover the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Weighing some 15,235 pounds [6,910 kg] at launch, this powerhouse satellite is designed for a new generation of mobile communications using regular-size handsets and the elimination of the large antenna on existing satellite phones.

1 35496U 09035A   24130.63585804 -.00000059  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 35496   4.3576  47.2845 0002964 356.2458 302.2962  1.00272274 54422

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC