GSAT 9

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GSAT 9 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 42695

Int'l Code: 2017-024A

Perigee: 35,785.4 km

Apogee: 35,805.1 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42166 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 5, 2017
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

GSAT-9, also known as the South Asia Satellite, is a Ku-band broadcasting and telecommunications spacecraft which India has developed to provide services to members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The GSAT-9 spacecraft is a 2,230-kilogram (4,920 lb) satellite based on ISRO’s I-2K bus. With a design life of twelve years, the satellite is expected to support education, medical, disaster management and communications initiatives as well as international cooperation between the member states. It is equipped with twelve Ku-band transponders.

1 42695U 17024A   24121.89497597 -.00000283  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 42695   0.0759  93.7098 0002341 299.4418 245.6026  1.00266360 25514

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC