GSAT 6A

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NORAD ID: 43241

Int'l Code: 2018-027A

Perigee: 26,293.3 km

Apogee: 36,063.1 km

Inclination: 2.0 °

Period: 1,206.9 minutes

Semi major axis: 37549 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: March 29, 2018
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

GSAT-6A is a communications geostationary satellite operated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). It features a 6-metre (20 ft) unfurlable S-band antenna. While GSAT-6A will complement GSAT-6, ISRO sources said the satellite would also provide services to the Indian Armed Forces. As GSAT-6A was on-course for its third and final orbit raising maneuver on 1 April 2018, communication was lost with the satellite.

1 43241U 18027A   24325.83404652 -.00000159  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 43241   2.0036  96.8219 1300931  81.6216 272.6196  1.19316966 29010

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC