Geostationary
NORAD ID: 39079
Int'l Code: 2013-006B
Perigee: 35,788.3 km
Apogee: 35,799.6 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: February 7, 2013
Source: Azerbaijan (AZER)
Comments: AZERSPACE is Azerbaijan's first satellite and is designed to link the Central Asia nation with Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Known as AZERSPACE within Azerbaijan, the spacecraft was built by Orbital Sciences Corp. in partnership with Measat Satellite Systems of Malaysia, which has rights to the satellite's orbital position at 46 degrees east longitude and plans to use part of the platform's communications capacity. Measat calls the satellite AFRICASAT 1A, noting the company's focus on African coverage with the new spacecraft. The AZERSPACE/AFRICASAT 1A mission will aid customers in the Internet, video distribution, direct-to-home television markets. The government of Azerbaijan will be a primary user of the satellite.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 39079U 13006B 14209.02343107 .00000121 00000-0 00000+0 0 3250
2 39079 000.0198 081.8890 0001345 074.4771 203.6401 01.00270956 5422
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for AZERSPACE 1
