PAKSAT 1R

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PAKSAT 1R is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 37779

Int'l Code: 2011-042A

Perigee: 35,788.0 km

Apogee: 35,799.3 km

Inclination: 0.3 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 14.6852 m² (large)

Launch date: August 11, 2011
Source: Pakistan (PAKI)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

PakSat 1R replaces Pakistan's aging national communications satellite launched in 1996. Stationed at 38 degrees east longitude, PakSat 1R will provide communications and broadcasting services to Pakistan and neighboring regions for at least 15 years. The satellite carries 18 Ku-band and 12 C-band transponders, according to Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission, or SUPARCO. SUPARCO is Pakistan's national space agency, which fields the government's Earth observation and communications satellites. PakSat 1R was built by the China Academy of Space Technology and is based on the DFH-4 spacecraft platform. China has reached agreements to build DFH-4 communications satellites for several non-traditional players in the space industry, including Pakistan, Nigeria, Venezuela, Laos and Bolivia.

1 37779U 11042A   26024.22456800  .00000169  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 37779   0.3140  86.1520 0001334 277.8209 238.3511  1.00272057 53039

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC