SPAINSAT

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SPAINSAT is classified as:

Military
Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 28945

Int'l Code: 2006-007A

Perigee: 35,778.3 km

Apogee: 35,809.2 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 29.9526 m² (large)

Launch date: March 11, 2006
Source: Spain (SPN)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

SpainSat is a Spanish military geostationary communications satellite that was launched by an Ariane 5 ECA rocket from Kourou at 22:32 UT on 11 March 2006. The 3.7 tonne (with fuel) satellite carries 13 X-band and one Ka-band transponders. It will be parked over 30°W longitude.

1 28945U 06007A   25199.26026757 -.00000209  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 28945   0.0640 248.5084 0003661 263.2339 208.2731  1.00271879 70864

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC