Geostationary
NORAD ID: 35496
Int'l Code: 2009-035A
Perigee: 35,781.7 km
Apogee: 35,805.1 km
Inclination: 3.8 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: July 1, 2009
Source: United States (US)
Comments: TerreStar 1 is the world's largest commercial communications satellite to provide mobile services across North America.
TerreStar 1 will be maneuvered into a circular geostationary orbit over the next week, eventually parking itself above the equator at 111 degrees West longitude to cover the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Weighing some 15,235 pounds [6,910 kg] at launch, this powerhouse satellite is designed for a new generation of mobile communications using regular-size handsets and the elimination of the large antenna on existing satellite phones.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 35496U 09035A 14209.64440028 -.00000063 00000-0 00000+0 0 1887
2 35496 003.8276 329.6632 0002777 166.4722 291.0498 01.00272888 18634
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for TERRESTAR 1
