SES 7 (PROTOSTAR 2)

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SES 7 (PROTOSTAR 2) is classified as:

NORAD ID: 34941

Int'l Code: 2009-027A

Perigee: 35,784.0 km

Apogee: 35,804.0 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 7.9433 m² (large)

Launch date: May 16, 2009
Source: SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DES SATELLITES (SES)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

The 8,609-pound [3,905-kg] ProtoStar 2 satellite carries its own propulsion system to reach a final geosynchronous orbit 22,300 miles [35,900 km] over the equator. The spacecraft will be positioned in a slot at 107.7 degrees east longitude in the geosynchronous belt, allowing it to reach customers in Indonesia, India, the Philippines and Taiwan. ProtoStar 2, also called IndoStar 2, is outfitted with 13 S-band and 27 Ku-band transponders on a Boeing 601HP satellite platform designed to last at least 15 years.

1 34941U 09027A   25345.79840968 -.00000337  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 34941   0.0262  50.6076 0002379 200.3276 225.5099  1.00270831 60750

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC