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ABS-6

OperationalPayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
September 26, 1999 at 10:30 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K/DM-2M →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
LMI 1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,801 km
Periapsis
35,773 km
Orbital period
1436.11 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Asia Broadcast Satellite Ltd.
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
2,894 kg
Dry mass
1,730 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1999-053A
NORAD catalog №
25924
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Asia Broadcast Satellite
Radar cross-section
39.8107 m²
Status
Operational