ABS 3A

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ABS 3A is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 40424

Int'l Code: 2015-010A

Perigee: 35,787.8 km

Apogee: 35,800.5 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: March 2, 2015
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

ABS 3A is a geostationary satellite located at 3 degrees west longitude, blanketing the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East with television programming, Internet services, cellular backhaul, and maritime communications capacity. The ABS payload hosts 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, replacing and extending communications coverage currently provided by the ABS 3 satellite, which launched in 1997 and is nearing the end of its life.

1 40424U 15010A   24109.24730580 -.00000032  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 40424   0.0142 249.4303 0001510  33.6044   9.8835  1.00270346 33456

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC