Geostationary
NORAD ID: 33274
Int'l Code: 2008-038A
Perigee: 35,790.5 km
Apogee: 35,796.8 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 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 15026.40736135 -.00000267 00000-0 10000-3 0 5795
2 33274 000.0434 260.4374 0000742 022.2313 133.2856 01.00272053 23670
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for SUPERBIRD 7
