EUTE 7 WEST A (AB 7)

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EUTE 7 WEST A (AB 7) is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 37816

Int'l Code: 2011-051A

Perigee: 35,786.5 km

Apogee: 35,800.1 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 15.8489 m² (large)

Launch date: September 24, 2011
Source: European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTE)
Launch site: SEA LAUNCH (SEAL)

Atlantic Bird 7 will be operated from 7 degrees west, an orbital slot that Eutelsat operates in partnership with Egypt's Nilesat, which has three satellites at that location. The satellite is a Eurostar 3000 platform built by Astrium Satellites of Europe. It has a Middle East-North Africa beam with 44 Ku-band transponders, plus a separate beam with up to 12 transponders for North-West Africa. It is designed to deliver 12 kilowatts of power to its payload at the end of its 15-year service life.

1 37816U 11051A   24114.75870441 -.00000047  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 37816   0.0856  45.6196 0001609  33.3930  39.0810  1.00273467 46038

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC