Satellites

Payload

APSTAR-7

OperationalPayloadGEO

APSTAR-7 is a APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. payload satellite, launched on March 31, 2012 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
March 31, 2012 at 10:27 AM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,798 km
Periapsis
35,776 km
Inclination
0.02°
Orbital period
1436.11 min

Spacecraft

Operator
APT Satellite Holdings Ltd.
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4,000 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-013A
NORAD catalog №
38107
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.003 m²
Status
Operational

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