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Vinasat-1
Vietnamese satellite. Vinasat-1 was launched on April 18, 2008 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2008-018ANORAD 32767Vietnam
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Vinasat
- Common name
- Vinasat-1
- International designator
- 2008-018A
- NORAD catalog number
- 32767
- GCAT identifier
- S32767
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- VNPT
- Owner
- VNPT
- Country
- Vietnam
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Sunnyvale
- Platform (bus)
- A2100
Launch
- Date
- April 18, 2008 · 22:17 UTC
- Launch record
- 2008-018Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,782 km
- Apogee
- 35,791 km
- Inclination
- 0.02°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 5, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 2,600 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.20 m
- Span
- 26.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q27327 (CC0).