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NORAD ID: 35696
Int'l Code: 2009-042A
Perigee: 35,787.0 km
Apogee: 35,801.7 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42165 km
Launch date: August 11, 2009
Source: Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (ASIASAT) (AC)
Comments: AsiaSat 5, a new 8,289-pound [3,760-kg] broadcasting and networking satellite for Asia, was bolted atop the Russian booster for the launch. The spacecraft will be operated by Hong Kong-based Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. The spacecraft carries 26 C-band transponders able to reach more than 53 countries spanning from Russia to New Zealand and from Japan to parts of Africa, according to AsiaSat. AsiaSat 5's 14 Ku-band transponders will be attached to beams covering East Asia and South Asia. A third Ku-band beam can be switched to satisfy market demands. Designed for a 15-year lifetime, the satellite will replace the aging AsiaSat 2 platform launched in 1995.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 35696U 09042A 14205.03970932 -.00000324 00000-0 10000-3 0 4314
2 35696 000.0273 227.8531 0001738 208.8385 339.7443 01.00269698 18131
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for ASIASAT 5
