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EUTELSAT KA-SAT 9A

OperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
December 26, 2010 at 09:51 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced →
Operator
International Launch Services
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,803 km
Periapsis
35,771 km
Inclination
0.06°
Orbital period
1436.11 min

Spacecraft

Operator
EUTELSAT S.A.
Manufacturer
EADS Astrium
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
6,150 kg
Dry mass
3,200 kg
Power
11,000 W
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2010-069A
NORAD catalog №
37258
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceEutelsat
Radar cross-section
15.8489 m²
Status
Operational