THOR 6

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THOR 6 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 36033

Int'l Code: 2009-058B

Perigee: 35,785.7 km

Apogee: 35,801.8 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 7.6883 m² (large)

Launch date: October 29, 2009
Source: Norway (NOR)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

Thor 6 is a communications satellite to serve the Nordic countries by operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting. The satellite will replace the Thor 3 spacecraft launched aboard a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral in 1998. Built by Thales Alenia Space and weighing 6,725 pounds (3,050 kg) at launch, Thor 6 is bound for a geostationary orbital slot at 1 degree West longitude.

1 36033U 09058B   24117.69514410  .00000005  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 36033   0.0411  94.0891 0001911 306.4358  64.0615  1.00271773 53171

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC