Geostationary
NORAD ID: 33274
Int'l Code: 2008-038A
Perigee: 35,779.0 km
Apogee: 35,812.1 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.2 minutes
Semi major axis: 42166 km
Launch date: August 14, 2008
Source: Japan (JPN)
Comments: Superbird 7 will next boost itself to a circular geosynchronous orbit along the equator at 144 degrees east longitude. The satellite will begin operational service for Space Communications Corp. of Japan after about two months of testing. The spacecraft will be renamed Superbird C2 at the beginning of its 15-year lifetime. Superbird 7 will replace Superbird C, an 11-year-old satellite nearing the end of its design life. The new craft includes 28 Ku-band transponders to provide broadband Internet connections and high-definition cable and direct television broadcasts to customers in Japan, East Asia and the Pacific Ocean.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 33274U 08038A 14114.12345659 .00000000 00000-0 10000-3 0 2980
2 33274 000.0053 112.0010 0003931 344.9065 303.4868 01.00265379 20895
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for SUPERBIRD 7
