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NORAD ID: 33414
Int'l Code: 2008-055A
Perigee: 35,789.2 km
Apogee: 35,801.3 km
Inclination: 0.1 °
Period: 1,436.2 minutes
Semi major axis: 42166 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 14106.79837975 .00000000 00000-0 10000-3 0 4483
2 33414 000.0706 053.4752 0001445 263.8506 096.9198 01.00266407 20101
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for VENESAT-1
