VINASAT 1

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VINASAT 1 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 32767

Int'l Code: 2008-018A

Perigee: 35,786.3 km

Apogee: 35,802.2 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 10.0237 m² (large)

Launch date: April 18, 2008
Source: Vietnam (VTNM)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

Vinasat 1 is a Vietnamese geostationary communications satellite that was launched by an Ariane 5 ECA rocket from Kourou at 22:17 UT on 18 April 2008. The 2.6 tonne (with fuel) craft carries 12 Ku-band, and eight C-band transponders to provide voice, video, and internet services to eastern Asia, India, Australia, Japan, and Hawaii after parking over 132° E longitude.

1 32767U 08018A   24207.32159096 -.00000331  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 32767   0.0457 270.7340 0001887 232.4249  48.0550  1.00269859 59653

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC