VENESAT-1

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VENESAT-1 is classified as:

• Geostationary
• TV

NORAD ID: 33414
Int'l Code: 2008-055A
Perigee: 35,779.3 km
Apogee: 35,809.1 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42165 km
RCS: 8.9374 m² (large)
Launch date: October 29, 2008
Source: Venezuela (VENZ)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

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.

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1 33414U 08055A   17294.18799295 -.00000250  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 33414   0.0260  70.9708 0003531 172.2560 136.2751  1.00270292 32857

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC