BULGARIASAT-1

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BULGARIASAT-1 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 42801

Int'l Code: 2017-038A

Perigee: 35,781.9 km

Apogee: 35,805.2 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: June 23, 2017
Source: Bulgaria (BGR)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

BULGARIASAT-1 is a Bulgarian geostationary satellite designed for a 15-year mission beaming television across Bulgaria, Serbia and neighboring regions in the Balkans. The BulgariaSat 1 project cost [US]$235 million, including the purchase of the satellite from Space Systems/Loral, launch services, insurance and ground systems. Bulsatcom's satellite television channels will be broadcast through BulgariaSat 1 into homes and businesses across Bulgaria. A Bulsatcom subsidiary in neighboring Serbia will also relay TV channels through BULGARIASAT-1.

1 42801U 17038A   21101.16030176  .00000001  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 42801   0.0575  96.1421 0002760 293.6465 229.4065  1.00272361 13922

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC