ICO G-1

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ICO G-1 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 32763

Int'l Code: 2008-016A

Perigee: 35,783.1 km

Apogee: 35,803.9 km

Inclination: 4.3 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 15.8866 m² (large)

Launch date: April 14, 2008
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

Weighing 14,625 pounds, the ICO G1 spacecraft was the heftiest payload ever launched by an Atlas rocket. Built by Space Systems/Loral, the craft stands over 27 feet tall, features a 39-foot-diameter mesh reflector antenna that will be unfurled in space and a pair of power-generating solar wings to span over 100 feet tip-to-tip once extended in orbit. The satellite and a network of ground repeaters will beam live television directly to cars across the United States, help drivers with directions through enhanced navigation and relay messages for emergency roadside assistance. ICO plans to start marketing this interactive media service next year.

1 32763U 08016A   23084.97008940 -.00000179  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 32763   4.3145  30.4223 0002471 331.3390  77.7750  1.00272578 54644

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC