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NORAD ID: 36831
Int'l Code: 2010-037B
Perigee: 35,774.9 km
Apogee: 35,811.6 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: August 4, 2010
Source: Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASC)
Comments: Rascom-QAF 1R was ordered to replace a nearly identical satellite crippled by a helium leak after launch in 2007. The glitch forced the first Rascom-QAF satellite to burn more propellant than expected, reducing its useful life from 15 years to two or three years. Rascom-QAF 1R will be stationed at 2.85 degrees east longitude with 12 C-band and eight Ku-band transponders, beaming television, telephone and Internet services across Africa.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 36831U 10037B 13143.81244603 .00000018 00000-0 10000-3 0 5395
2 36831 000.0263 025.3145 0004354 032.1086 119.5427 01.00273414 10439
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for RASCOM QAF 1R
