UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5244 | ViaSat-1 | ViaSat-1 | USA | USA | ViaSat, Inc. | Commercial | Communications | GEO | -115 | 35,775 | 35,796 | 2.49E-04 | 0.04 | 1436.09 | 6,740 | 2011/10/19 | 15 | Space Systems/Loral | USA | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Proton M | 2011-059A | 37843 | Provide much faster Internet service to more than 1 million customers outside the reach of cable or DSL services at similar prices to existing satellite broadband; also using capacity to power in-flight Internet service by JetBlue, as well as defense and other uses. | JM/1_12 | http://www.viasat.com/broadband-satellite-networks/viasat-1 | ||||
| 5245 | ViaSat-2 | ViaSat-2 | United Kingdom | USA | ViaSat, Inc. | Commercial | Communications | GEO | -69.9 | 35,785 | 35,787 | 2.37E-05 | 0 | 1436.1 | 6,418 | 2017/6/1 | 14 | Boeing Satellite Systems | USA | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2017-029A | 42740 | Powered mostly by xenon ions, so slowly working its way to GEO as of 10/15/2017. Large insurance claim filed in 2018 for damage to antenna. | JMGEO10_17 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/02/ariane-5-succeeds-in-launch-of-two-high-value-communications-satellites/ |
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