Launch Date
December 10, 2017
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
LC2
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 3B
NORAD ID
43039
International Designator
2017-078A
Epoch
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:17:08 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
0.02°
Right Ascension
62.67°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
34.53°
Period
1436.11 min
Mean Motion
1.00 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Name
ALCOMSAT 1
Alternative Name
Alcomsat 1
Type
Status
Owner
ASAL
Country
Algeria
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 43039U 17078A 26183.72023929 -.00000176 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 43039 0.0152 62.6702 0002552 34.5312 58.0257 1.00270572 31458
Source: Celestrak
Length
5
Diameter
2.5
Span
30
Dry Mass
2500
Launch Mass
5200
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Alcomsat 1
Purpose
Communication
Mission
Communication
Manufacturer
CAST
Life Expectancy
15 years
Bus
DFH-4
Configuration
DFH-4 Bus
Motor
DFH-4 LAE
Equipment
33 Ku-band, Ka-band, X-band, UHF, EHHF transponders
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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