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QuetzSat 1

QuetzSat 1 was launched on September 29, 2011 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Oct 11, 2011).

COSPAR 2011-054ANORAD 37826United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
QuetzSat-1
Common name
QuetzSat 1
International designator
2011-054A
NORAD catalog number
37826
GCAT identifier
S37826
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/670

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
QuetzSat
Owner
SES Sat. Leasing
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
SS/Loral
Platform (bus)
SSL-1300

Launch

Date
September 29, 2011 · 18:32 UTC
Launch record
2011-054Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,774 km
Apogee
35,797 km
Inclination
0.06°
Status
Renamed
Status date
October 11, 2011
Last known active
Feb 7, 2023

Size

Mass
5,514 kg
Dry mass
2,472 kg
Length
5.5 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
26.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1786668 (CC0).