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EUTELSAT 174A

OperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
December 29, 2005 at 02:28 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-M Briz-M →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
AMC 23
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,813 km
Periapsis
35,761 km
Inclination
4.21°
Orbital period
1436.12 min

Spacecraft

Operator
EUTELSAT S.A.
Manufacturer
Alcatel Alenia Space
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
5,000 kg
Power
13,000 W
Design lifetime
16 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2005-052A
NORAD catalog №
28924
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceEutelsat
Radar cross-section
5.4972 m²
Status
Operational

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