VENESAT-1

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VENESAT-1 is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 33414

Int'l Code: 2008-055A

Perigee: 35,793.9 km

Apogee: 36,357.1 km

Inclination: 4.3 °

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   24346.69554041 -.00000270  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 33414   4.3350  79.6398 0066342 179.0571 226.2346  0.99274937 58979

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC