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OPTUS C1

OperationalPayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
June 11, 2003 at 10:38 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 5 G →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,809 km
Periapsis
35,763 km
Inclination
6.88°
Orbital period
1436.08 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Optus Communications (Parent: Singapore Telecom)/Australian Ministry of Defense
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral
Users
Military/Commercial
Launch mass
4,800 kg
Dry mass
2,000 kg
Power
10,600 W
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2003-028B
NORAD catalog №
27831
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
AustraliaAustralia
Radar cross-section
25.1188 m²
Status
Operational