EUTELSAT 172B
Europe's first high-power all-electric telecom satellite doesn't just sit above the Pacific - it got there on robotic arms and plasma thrusters, broke records doing it, and now keeps your airplane Wi-Fi running between LA and Tokyo.
Launch Date
March 14, 2008
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC200/39
Launch Vehicle
Proton-M/Briz-M
NORAD ID
39990
International Designator
2008-011DP
Epoch
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 07:26:12 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
49.21°
Right Ascension
50.81°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
225.26°
Period
436.84 min
Mean Motion
3.30 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
BREEZE-M DEB
Alternative Name
deb Briz-M No. 88525
Type
Status
Owner
KHRR
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 39990U 08011DP 21210.30986953 -.00000043 00000-0 81247-3 0 9992
2 39990 49.2081 50.8060 6329874 225.2565 350.1367 3.29643001115517
Source: Celestrak
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
0.031
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
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