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Optus-X

Australian geostationary communications satellite. Optus-X was launched on November 17, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-212ANORAD 62006Australia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Optus X
Common name: Optus-X
Payload designation: ADS-01
Other names: TD7
International designator: 2024-212A
NORAD catalog number: 62006
GCAT identifier: S62006
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1275

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Defense
Program: Optus
Owner: SingTel Optus
Country: Australia
Builder: Airbus Defense and Space (F) Toulouse
Platform (bus): Eurostar 3000EOR

Launch

Date: November 17, 2024 · 22:28 UTC
Launch record: 2024-212Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,783 km
Apogee: 35,791 km
Inclination: 0.01°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Nov 17, 2024

Size

Mass: 4,000 kg
Dry mass: 2,000 kg
Length: 5.0 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 38.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q131311933 (CC0).