TERRESTAR 1

35496
Spacetrack Directory Number
2009-07-01
Orbit launches
35786.07 km
Average height
11068.99 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information TERRESTAR 1

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Orbit launches 2009-07-01 (15 years ago)
Days in orbit 5609
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana)
Categories
Perigee 35775 km/h
Apogee 35798 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 4.7°
Laps per day 1
Orbit GEO
Height TERRESTAR 1 35786.07 km

Additional information TERRESTAR 1

TerreStar-1 is an American communications satellite which was operated by TerreStar Corporation. It was constructed by Space Systems/Loral, based on the LS-1300S bus, and carries E/F band (IEEE S band) transponders which will be used to provide mobile communications to North America. The signals are transmitted by an 18-metre (59 ft) reflector on the satellite. It had a launch mass of 6,910 kilograms (15,230 lb), making it the second most massive single satellite launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, and the second largest commercial communications satellite ever built. Its record as the most massive communication satellite was surpassed by Telstar 19V on July 21, 2018, with a mass of 7,076 kilograms (15,600 lb).TerreStar was launched at 17:52 GMT on July 1, 2009, during a two-hour launch window that opened at 16:13. The launch occurred towards the end of the window due to bad weather in the first hour, followed by two aborted countdowns for launch attempts scheduled at 17:12 and 17:34. The launch was conducted by Arianespace, and used an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket, flying from ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre. After launch, the satellite separated from the carrier rocket into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. It will subsequently raise itself into geostationary orbit by means of its onboard propulsion system. It will be positioned at 111° West longitude, and is expected to operate for 15 years. A second satellite, TerreStar-2 (now EchoStar XXI), is currently under construction and will be used as a ground spare per the Federal Communications Commission guidelines.Following TerreStar's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a movement had been formed by the NGO A Human Right to purchase TerreStar-1 and to use it to provide free basic Internet access to developing countries. The team was looking for US$150,000 in donations to put the first phase of their plan into action. However, after successfully bidding $1.375 billion for the acquisition of the TerreStar-1 satellite in a bankruptcy-court auction Dish Network on August 22, 2011 asked the Federal Communications Commission to let the company use the wireless spectrum of TerreStar to offer its own wireless broadband service.

satellite TERRESTAR 1 Date of exalting 01.07.2009y. Average height of ISS TERRESTAR 1 hundred 35786.07 km. Average velocity TERRESTAR 1 is 11068.99 km/h. Inclination TERRESTAR 1 satellite 4.36°.

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Update time: 2024-11-08 13:07:15
Average height of ISS TERRESTAR 1 is: 35786.07km
Average velocity TERRESTAR 1 is: 11068.99km/h
Average orbit height TERRESTAR 1 is: 4.36°
TERRESTAR 1 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 2009-07-01
TERRESTAR 1 is from 5609 days Days in orbit.