ABS 3A

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ABS 3A is classified as:

• Geostationary

NORAD ID: 40424
Int'l Code: 2015-010A
Perigee: 35,785.5 km
Apogee: 35,802.9 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42165 km
RCS: Unknown
Launch date: March 2, 2015
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

ABS 3A is a geostationary satellite located at 3 degrees west longitude, blanketing the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East with television programming, Internet services, cellular backhaul, and maritime communications capacity. The ABS payload hosts 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, replacing and extending communications coverage currently provided by the ABS 3 satellite, which launched in 1997 and is nearing the end of its life.

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1 40424U 15010A   18287.94332565 -.00000040  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 40424   0.0146 242.5936 0002057 226.7402 250.7116  1.00270148 13318

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC