APSTAR 9

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APSTAR 9 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 40982

Int'l Code: 2015-059A

Perigee: 35,793.4 km

Apogee: 35,795.3 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: October 16, 2015
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

APSTAR 9 is designed to broadcast television to consumers across the Asia-Pacific and connect passengers on ships and airplanes with the Internet. The satellite is based on the DFH-4 spacecraft bus developed by the China Academy of Space Technology. It is fitted with 46 transponders—32 in C-band and 14 in Ku-band—for video broadcasting, VSAT networks and cellular backhaul services. The Ku-band communications beam will offer broadband connectivity to maritime and airborne receivers across the East Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific.

1 40982U 15059A   18226.70813150 -.00000293  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 40982   0.0570 273.7689 0000227 303.0200 143.1930  1.00269577 10445

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC