Launch Date
October 29, 2009
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELA3
Launch Vehicle
Ariane 5ECA
NORAD ID
36033
International Designator
2009-058B
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
0.01°
Right Ascension
90.58°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
33.42°
Period
1436.10 min
Mean Motion
1.00 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
THOR 6
Alternative Name
Thor 6
Type
Status
Owner
TNOR
Country
Norway
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 36033U 09058B 26185.22208400 .00000002 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 36033 0.0124 90.5768 0002154 33.4247 237.3364 1.00271409 61171
Source: Celestrak
Length
2.9
Diameter
1.8
Span
29.7
Dry Mass
1255
Launch Mass
3050
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
7.0794
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Thor 6
Purpose
Communication
Mission
Communication
Manufacturer
THALES
Life Expectancy
15 years
Bus
Spacebus 4000B2
Configuration
Spacebus-4000B2
Motor
S400
Equipment
36 active Ku-band transponders
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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