THOR 7

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THOR 7 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 40613

Int'l Code: 2015-022A

Perigee: 35,782.1 km

Apogee: 35,805.2 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: April 26, 2015
Source: Norway (NOR)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

THOR 7 is a geostationary satellite owned by Norway's Telenor Satellite Broadcasting and carries Ku-band and Ka-band telecom payloads to broadcast television across Central and Eastern Europe and provide broadband connectivity to Telenor's clients the maritime, energy and aeronautical sectors. The spacecraft's 25 Ka-band spot beams will offer customers uplink speeds between 2 megabits and 6 megabits per second, supporting applications such as Internet connectivity, remote conferencing, network access, and video streaming. Thor 7 will also relay meteorological data from Antarctic stations. Thor 7's final operating post 22,300 miles (35,888 km) above Earth in geostationary orbit will be along the equator at 1 degrees west longitude.

1 40613U 15022A   20096.76645613 -.00000023 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9995
2 40613 000.0120 166.8527 0002734 207.9980 094.9259 01.00272119018128

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC