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SKY MUSTER 1 (NBN1A)

OperationalPayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
September 30, 2015 at 08:30 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 5 ECA →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,794 km
Periapsis
35,780 km
Inclination
0.02°
Orbital period
1436.12 min

Spacecraft

Operator
NBN Co (operated by Optus)
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
6,440 kg
Power
16,400 W
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2015-054A
NORAD catalog №
40940
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
AustraliaAustralia
Radar cross-section
51.5754 m²
Status
Operational

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