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COMSATBw 1
German geostationary communications satellite. COMSATBw 1 was launched on October 1, 2009 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2009-054BNORAD 35943Germany
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- COMSATBw-1
- Common name
- COMSATBw 1
- International designator
- 2009-054B
- NORAD catalog number
- 35943
- GCAT identifier
- S35943
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/592
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Bundeswehr
- Owner
- IT-AMTBw
- Country
- Germany
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- Spacebus 3000B2
Launch
- Date
- October 1, 2009 · 21:59 UTC
- Launch record
- 2009-054Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,775 km
- Apogee
- 35,796 km
- Inclination
- 0.01°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 6, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 2,440 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,040 kg
- Length
- 2.8 m
- Diameter
- 1.80 m
- Span
- 17.2 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11854828 (CC0).