AZERSPACE 1

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AZERSPACE 1 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 39079

Int'l Code: 2013-006B

Perigee: 35,785.4 km

Apogee: 35,799.9 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 42163 km

RCS: 9.2022 m² (large)

Launch date: February 7, 2013
Source: Azerbaijan (AZER)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

AZERSPACE is Azerbaijan's first satellite and is designed to link the Central Asia nation with Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Known as AZERSPACE within Azerbaijan, the spacecraft was built by Orbital Sciences Corp. in partnership with Measat Satellite Systems of Malaysia, which has rights to the satellite's orbital position at 46 degrees east longitude and plans to use part of the platform's communications capacity. Measat calls the satellite AFRICASAT 1A, noting the company's focus on African coverage with the new spacecraft. The AZERSPACE/AFRICASAT 1A mission will aid customers in the Internet, video distribution, direct-to-home television markets. The government of Azerbaijan will be a primary user of the satellite.

1 39079U 13006B   24137.81924630  .00000137  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 39079   0.0140 335.8699 0001710 104.5001 135.5929  1.00275704 41294

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC