Geostationary
NORAD ID: 33274
Int'l Code: 2008-038A
Perigee: 35,787.4 km
Apogee: 35,798.9 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 14069.68934359 -.00000271 00000-0 10000-3 0 2533
2 33274 000.0376 270.4514 0001356 073.2435 216.6846 01.00273883 20444
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for SUPERBIRD 7
