SUPERBIRD 7

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SUPERBIRD 7 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 33274

Int'l Code: 2008-038A

Perigee: 35,791.3 km

Apogee: 35,796.2 km

Inclination: 1.5 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 12.6191 m² (large)

Launch date: August 14, 2008
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

Superbird 7 will next boost itself to a circular geosynchronous orbit along the equator at 144 degrees east longitude. The satellite will begin operational service for Space Communications Corp. of Japan after about two months of testing. The spacecraft will be renamed Superbird C2 at the beginning of its 15-year lifetime. Superbird 7 will replace Superbird C, an 11-year-old satellite nearing the end of its design life. The new craft includes 28 Ku-band transponders to provide broadband Internet connections and high-definition cable and direct television broadcasts to customers in Japan, East Asia and the Pacific Ocean.

1 33274U 08038A   25190.92087535 -.00000239  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 33274   1.4753  85.7798 0000581  58.4967 259.2788  1.00271625 61954

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC