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VIASAT-1
Partially operational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
October 19, 2011 at 06:48 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
35,795 km
Periapsis
35,778 km
Inclination
0.03°
Orbital period
1436.11 min
Spacecraft
Operator
ViaSat, Inc.
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
6,740 kg
Design lifetime
15 years
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2011-059A
NORAD catalog №
37843
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
3.9811 m²
Status
Partially operational