VENESAT-1

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VENESAT-1 is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 33414

Int'l Code: 2008-055A

Perigee: 35,812.1 km

Apogee: 36,339.3 km

Inclination: 4.8 °

Period: 1,450.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 42446 km

RCS: 8.9374 m² (large)

Launch date: October 29, 2008
Source: Venezuela (VENZ)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Under an agreement signed in November 2005, the China Great Wall Industry Corp was contracted to design, manufacture, test and put into orbit the VENESAT-1 for Venezuela. The satellite will help Venezuela develop its telecommunications, film and TV industries, culture and education. VENESAT-1 is also called the "Simon Bolivar Satellite," named after the Caracas-born South American independence hero, the Liberator of Five Republics.

1 33414U 08055A   25172.61040289 -.00000110  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 33414   4.8326  77.3769 0062104 183.7585  50.7809  0.99274372 60872

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC