VESSELSAT 1

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VESSELSAT 1 is classified as:

Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System

NORAD ID: 37840

Int'l Code: 2011-058C

Perigee: 852.7 km

Apogee: 872.4 km

Inclination: 20.0 °

Period: 102.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 7233 km

RCS: 0.3142 m² (medium)

Launch date: October 12, 2011
Source: Luxembourg (LUXE)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

VESSELSAT 1 spacecraft will be used to relay identification and tracking data from ships at sea. VesselSat 1 will supplement Orbcomm's constellation of 18 Automated Identification System (AIS) enabled satellites that are currently under construction. The satellite is equipped with two AIS receivers and will provide additional capacity, higher refresh rates and improved message delivery speeds for ORBCOMM AIS users worldwide.

1 37840U 11058C   24141.54231845  .00000572  00000-0  16805-3 0  9998
2 37840  19.9634 309.4281 0013642 187.8097 172.2096 14.11157278651005

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC