THOR 7

Track THOR 7 now!
THOR 7 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 40613

Int'l Code: 2015-022A

Perigee: 35,781.5 km

Apogee: 35,804.7 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: April 26, 2015
Source: Norway (NOR)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

THOR 7 is a geostationary satellite owned by Norway's Telenor Satellite Broadcasting and carries Ku-band and Ka-band telecom payloads to broadcast television across Central and Eastern Europe and provide broadband connectivity to Telenor's clients the maritime, energy and aeronautical sectors. The spacecraft's 25 Ka-band spot beams will offer customers uplink speeds between 2 megabits and 6 megabits per second, supporting applications such as Internet connectivity, remote conferencing, network access, and video streaming. Thor 7 will also relay meteorological data from Antarctic stations. Thor 7's final operating post 22,300 miles (35,888 km) above Earth in geostationary orbit will be along the equator at 1 degrees west longitude.

1 40613U 15022A   24117.53555453  .00000007  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 40613   0.0250 135.5549 0002746 261.7415   9.8930  1.00274044 32972

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC