RASCOM QAF 1R

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RASCOM QAF 1R is classified as:

• Geostationary
• TV

NORAD ID: 36831
Int'l Code: 2010-037B
Perigee: 35,774.1 km
Apogee: 35,812.9 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
RCS: 63.1137 m² (large)
Launch date: August 4, 2010
Source: Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASC)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

Rascom-QAF 1R was ordered to replace a nearly identical satellite crippled by a helium leak after launch in 2007. The glitch forced the first Rascom-QAF satellite to burn more propellant than expected, reducing its useful life from 15 years to two or three years. Rascom-QAF 1R will be stationed at 2.85 degrees east longitude with 12 C-band and eight Ku-band transponders, beaming television, telephone and Internet services across Africa.

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1 36831U 10037B   19203.84203602 +.00000018 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9991
2 36831 000.0287 087.2492 0004598 032.3943 126.6536 01.00272767033010

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC