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AsiaStar
American space communications satellite. AsiaStar was launched on March 21, 2000 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jun 24, 2010).
COSPAR 2000-016ANORAD 26107United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Asiastar
- Common name
- AsiaStar
- International designator
- 2000-016A
- NORAD catalog number
- 26107
- GCAT identifier
- S26107
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/379
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Worldspace
- Owner
- Worldspace
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Astrium (F) Toulouse
- Platform (bus)
- Eurostar 2000+
Launch
- Date
- March 21, 2000 · 23:28 UTC
- Launch record
- 2000-016Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5G
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,781 km
- Apogee
- 35,794 km
- Inclination
- 0.01°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- June 24, 2010
- Last known active
- Feb 5, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 2,777 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,220 kg
- Length
- 3.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.70 m
- Span
- 28.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4806326 (CC0).