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Túpac Katari 1
Telecommunication satellite. Túpac Katari 1 was launched on December 20, 2013 aboard a Chang Zheng 3B from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2013-075ANORAD 39481Bolivia
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Tupac Katari
- Common name
- Túpac Katari 1
- Payload designation
- Tupac Katari (Bolivarsat)
- Other names
- TKSat-1
- International designator
- 2013-075A
- NORAD catalog number
- 39481
- GCAT identifier
- S39481
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.426
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Bolivia
- Owner
- AE Boliviana
- Country
- Bolivia
- Builder
- Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
- Platform (bus)
- DFH-4
Launch
- Date
- December 20, 2013 · 16:42 UTC
- Launch record
- 2013-075Success
- Rocket
- Chang Zheng 3B
- Spaceport
- Xichang · pad LC2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,773 km
- Apogee
- 35,798 km
- Inclination
- 0.27°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 11, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 5,086 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,500 kg
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 30.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q15401948 (CC0).