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NORAD ID: 33414
Int'l Code: 2008-055A
Perigee: 35,786.0 km
Apogee: 35,801.0 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: October 29, 2008
Source: Venezuela (VENZ)
Comments: Under an agreement signed in November 2005, the China Great Wall Industry Corp was contracted to design, manufacture, test and put into orbit the VENESAT-1 for Venezuela. The satellite will help Venezuela develop its telecommunications, film and TV industries, culture and education. VENESAT-1 is also called the "Simon Bolivar Satellite," named after the Caracas-born South American independence hero, the Liberator of Five Republics.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 33414U 08055A 14208.28126126 -.00000252 00000-0 00000+0 0 5137
2 33414 000.0213 117.3815 0001783 004.7407 206.0542 01.00272705 21118
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for VENESAT-1
