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ABS-3A
Communications satellite. ABS-3A was launched on March 2, 2015 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2015-010ANORAD 40424Papua New Guinea
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- ABS-3A
- International designator
- 2015-010A
- NORAD catalog number
- 40424
- GCAT identifier
- S40424
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.430
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- ABS
- Owner
- ABS Global PNG
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Builder
- Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
- Platform (bus)
- BSS-702SP
Launch
- Date
- March 2, 2015 · 03:50 UTC
- Launch record
- 2015-010Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- HEO
- Perigee
- 358 km
- Apogee
- 63,319 km
- Inclination
- 24.81°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 23, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 1,954 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,500 kg
- Length
- 4.6 m
- Diameter
- 2.10 m
- Span
- 40.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q19467797 (CC0).