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NORAD ID: 38342
Int'l Code: 2012-026A
Perigee: 35,784.8 km
Apogee: 35,803.0 km
Inclination: 0.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: May 17, 2012
Source: Canada (CA)
Comments: NIMIQ 6 was Built by Space Systems/Loral with a launch weight of 9,900 pounds (4,491 kg) and is equipped with 32 Ku-band transponders and a design life of 15 years. Telesat will position the craft at its orbital slot of 91.1 degrees West longitude. Four other Nimiq satellites, named with the Inuit word for a force which binds things together, are in orbit after being launched aboard Proton rockets from 1999 through 2009.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 38342U 12026A 15024.40890076 -.00000188 00000-0 00000+0 0 6980
2 38342 000.0447 263.9038 0002157 042.9538 232.6414 01.00271366 9865
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for NIMIQ 6
