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KazSat-3

Kazakh communications satellite. KazSat-3 was launched on April 28, 2014 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-023BNORAD 39728Kazakhstan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kazsat-3
Common name
KazSat-3
Payload designation
Kazsat-3 P001
Other names
743 No. P001:P
International designator
2014-023B
NORAD catalog number
39728
GCAT identifier
S39728

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Kazsat
Owner
Kazkosmos
Country
Kazakhstan
Builder
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems
Platform (bus)
Ekspress-1000H

Launch

Date
April 28, 2014 · 04:25 UTC
Launch record
2014-023Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,442 km
Apogee
35,878 km
Inclination
0.21°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Sep 15, 2023
End of operations
Sep 15, 2023

Size

Mass
1,743 kg
Dry mass
1,600 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
15.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q15260838 (CC0).