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Designator id: 2007-063B

Description of HORIZONS 2 Satellite:

Horizons 2 is a geostationary communications satellite that was launched by an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou at 21:42 UT on 21 December 2007. The 2.3 tonne (with fuel) craft is jointly owned and operated by INTELSAT and the Japanese JSAT Corporation, and carries 20 Ku-band transponders to provide HDTV and broadband internet services to the US, Canada, and Japan after parking over 74° W longitude. It is to replace the 17-year-old SBS 6.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 2007-12-21
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5GS
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana

Funding Agencies:

Disciplines:
Communications

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 32388U 07063B   12333.80419214 -.00000175 +00000-0 +10000-3 0 08943
2 32388 000.0403 043.3264 0002885 213.1705 185.9845 01.00271651018267

Last TLE update on :2012-11-30

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