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VINASAT-2

OperationalPayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
May 15, 2012 at 10:13 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 5 ECA →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,797 km
Periapsis
35,778 km
Inclination
0.01°
Orbital period
1436.13 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Vietnamese Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT)
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
Users
Government
Launch mass
2,970 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-023B
NORAD catalog №
38332
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
VietnamVietnam
Radar cross-section
26.482 m²
Status
Operational

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