VESSELSAT 1

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VESSELSAT 1 is classified as:

• Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System

NORAD ID: 37840
Int'l Code: 2011-058C
Perigee: 851.9 km
Apogee: 871.7 km
Inclination: 20.0 °
Period: 102.0 minutes
Semi major axis: 7232 km
RCS: 0.3142 m² (medium)
Launch date: October 12, 2011
Source: Luxembourg (LUXE)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

VESSELSAT 1 spacecraft will be used to relay identification and tracking data from ships at sea. VesselSat 1 will supplement Orbcomm's constellation of 18 Automated Identification System (AIS) enabled satellites that are currently under construction. The satellite is equipped with two AIS receivers and will provide additional capacity, higher refresh rates and improved message delivery speeds for ORBCOMM AIS users worldwide.

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OPTUS D1 Track 1 satellite(s)

1 37840U 11058C   25288.57303808  .00000405  00000-0  76522-4 0  9991
2 37840  19.9617  85.4143 0013724  70.8443 289.3446 14.11379807723330

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC