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NORAD ID: 38342
Int'l Code: 2012-026A
Perigee: 35,776.2 km
Apogee: 35,811.1 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: May 17, 2012
Source: Canada (CA)
Comments: NIMIQ 6 was Built by Space Systems/Loral with a launch weight of 9,900 pounds (4,491 kg) and is equipped with 32 Ku-band transponders and a design life of 15 years. Telesat will position the craft at its orbital slot of 91.1 degrees West longitude. Four other Nimiq satellites, named with the Inuit word for a force which binds things together, are in orbit after being launched aboard Proton rockets from 1999 through 2009.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 38342U 12026A 13142.46882584 -.00000172 00000-0 00000+0 0 2473
2 38342 000.0183 279.6077 0004136 131.2380 267.0876 01.00272027 3723
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for NIMIQ 6
