HYLAS 2

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HYLAS 2 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 38741

Int'l Code: 2012-043B

Perigee: 35,776.5 km

Apogee: 35,812.4 km

Inclination: 0.9 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 1.4658 m² (large)

Launch date: August 2, 2012
Source: United Kingdom (UK)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

HYLAS 2, owned by Avanti Communications of London, carries 24 Ka-band transponders and is designed to provide broadband links to African customers. Hylas 2 is likely to be operated at 31 degrees east.

1 38741U 12043B   24325.48799632 -.00000261  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 38741   0.9416  88.1465 0004261 180.8912 109.1131  1.00269292 45016

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC