SPACEWAY 3

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SPACEWAY 3 is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 32018

Int'l Code: 2007-036A

Perigee: 36,100.0 km

Apogee: 36,126.5 km

Inclination: 2.5 °

Period: 1,452.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 42484 km

RCS: 7.2994 m² (large)

Launch date: August 14, 2007
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

Spaceway 3 is a 13,400-pound satellite that will propel itself into a circular 22,300-mile-high orbit above the equator at 95 degrees west longitude. The craft will be operated by Maryland-based Hughes Network Systems for more than 12 years, beaming Internet and multimedia services to businesses, government users and private consumers across North America. The spacecraft was built by Boeing Satellite Systems and is based on the Boeing 702 design.

1 32018U 07036A   24325.85614476 -.00000291  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 32018   2.5090  83.8852 0003111 123.3837 300.9882  0.99142802 40772

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC