Geostationary
NORAD ID: 36033
Int'l Code: 2009-058B
Perigee: 35,786.8 km
Apogee: 35,799.6 km
Inclination: 0.0°
Period: 1,436.1 min
Semi major axis: 42,164.2 km
Launch date: October 29, 2009
Source: Norway (NOR)
Comments: Thor 6 is a communications satellite to serve the Nordic countries by operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting. The satellite will replace the Thor 3 spacecraft launched aboard a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral in 1998. Built by Thales Alenia Space and weighing 6,725 pounds (3,050 kg) at launch, Thor 6 is bound for a geostationary orbital slot at 1 degree West longitude.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 36033U 09058B 10243.02831968 -.00000009 +00000-0 +10000-3 0 01754
2 36033 000.0159 212.0112 0001522 303.5481 192.9078 01.00273782003116
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