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Hispasat 36W-1

Spanish communications satellite. Hispasat 36W-1 was launched on January 28, 2017 aboard a Soyuz-ST-B from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2017-006ANORAD 41942Spain

Identity

Name in GCAT
Hispasat 36W-1
Payload designation
Hispasat AG1
International designator
2017-006A
NORAD catalog number
41942
GCAT identifier
S41942
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/863

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Hispasat
Owner
Hispasat
Country
Spain
Builder
OHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)
Platform (bus)
SmallGEO

Launch

Date
January 28, 2017 · 01:03 UTC
Launch record
2017-006Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,779 km
Apogee
35,792 km
Inclination
0.03°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 25, 2023

Size

Mass
3,220 kg
Dry mass
1,700 kg
Length
3.1 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
20.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q15727631 (CC0).