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Optus 10

Optus 10 was launched on September 11, 2014 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-054ANORAD 40146Australia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Optus 10
International designator
2014-054A
NORAD catalog number
40146
GCAT identifier
S40146
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/751

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Optus
Owner
SingTel Optus
Country
Australia
Builder
SS/Loral (MDA)
Platform (bus)
LS-1300LL

Launch

Date
September 11, 2014 · 22:05 UTC
Launch record
2014-054Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,776 km
Apogee
35,796 km
Inclination
0.07°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 24, 2023

Size

Mass
3,970 kg
Dry mass
2,000 kg
Length
5.1 m
Diameter
3.10 m
Span
24.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18041370 (CC0).