Geostationary
NORAD ID: 36033
Int'l Code: 2009-058A
Perigee: 35,772.9 km
Apogee: 35,943.3 km
Inclination: 0.1°
Period: 1,439.4 min
Semi major axis: 42,229.1 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 09321.15428986 -.00000047 00000-0 00000+0 0 234
2 36033 000.0741 085.7446 0020167 347.9213 037.5261 01.00042659 245
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