Geostationary
NORAD ID: 37779
Int'l Code: 2011-042A
Perigee: 35,781.6 km
Apogee: 35,805.0 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: August 11, 2011
Source: Pakistan (PAKI)
Comments: PakSat 1R replaces Pakistan's aging national communications satellite launched in 1996. Stationed at 38 degrees east longitude, PakSat 1R will provide communications and broadcasting services to Pakistan and neighboring regions for at least 15 years. The satellite carries 18 Ku-band and 12 C-band transponders, according to Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission, or SUPARCO. SUPARCO is Pakistan's national space agency, which fields the government's Earth observation and communications satellites. PakSat 1R was built by the China Academy of Space Technology and is based on the DFH-4 spacecraft platform. China has reached agreements to build DFH-4 communications satellites for several non-traditional players in the space industry, including Pakistan, Nigeria, Venezuela, Laos and Bolivia.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 37779U 11042A 13139.90082001 .00000156 00000-0 00000+0 0 3500
2 37779 000.0336 114.7811 0002778 324.9145 160.3226 01.00273278 6570
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for PAKSAT 1R
