ASIASAT 5

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ASIASAT 5 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 35696

Int'l Code: 2009-042A

Perigee: 35,787.2 km

Apogee: 35,800.0 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 15.8489 m² (large)

Launch date: August 11, 2009
Source: Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (ASIASAT) (AC)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

AsiaSat 5, a new 8,289-pound [3,760-kg] broadcasting and networking satellite for Asia, was bolted atop the Russian booster for the launch. The spacecraft will be operated by Hong Kong-based Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. The spacecraft carries 26 C-band transponders able to reach more than 53 countries spanning from Russia to New Zealand and from Japan to parts of Africa, according to AsiaSat. AsiaSat 5's 14 Ku-band transponders will be attached to beams covering East Asia and South Asia. A third Ku-band beam can be switched to satisfy market demands. Designed for a 15-year lifetime, the satellite will replace the aging AsiaSat 2 platform launched in 1995.

1 35696U 09042A   21027.58035689 -.00000299  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 35696   0.0218  90.4786 0001518 193.7729 152.2292  1.00272356 41968

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC