HYLAS 1

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HYLAS 1 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 37237

Int'l Code: 2010-065A

Perigee: 35,681.4 km

Apogee: 35,691.7 km

Inclination: 5.3 °

Period: 1,430.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 42057 km

RCS: 65.091 m² (large)

Launch date: November 26, 2010
Source: United Kingdom (UK)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

HYLAS 1 is the product of a unique public-private partnership between the European Space Agency, the U.K. Space Agency, the Indian Space Research Organization and EADS Astrium. HYLAS stands for Highly Adaptable Satellite, denoting the craft's ability to allocate on-board resources to meet spikes and lulls in demand. HYLAS 1's Ka-band and Ku-band payload will serve between 150,000 and 300,000 users in Europe from a position at 33.5 degrees west longitude The 5,666-pound (2,570-kg) satellite was built by Antrix, a subsidiary of the Indian space agency, and should last more than 15 years.

1 37237U 10065A   26027.48807699 -.00000256  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 37237   5.2855  74.7701 0001228 306.8782 231.0886  1.00655297  5471

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC