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Designator id: 2007-044A

Description of OPTUS D2 Satellite:

Optus D2 is an Australian geostationary communications satellite that was launched by an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou at 22:02 UT on 5 October 2007. The 2.4 tonne (with fuel), 3.8 kW craft carries 24 Ku-band transponders to provide direct-to-home (DTH) television services to Australia and New Zealand, after parking over 152 deg-E longitude.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 2007-10-05
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5GS
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana

Funding Agencies:
Optus Communications Party Ltd. (Australia)

Disciplines:
Communications

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 32252U 07044A   12339.20145369 -.00000172  00000-0  10000-3 0   690
2 32252 000.0534 090.3667 0003436 157.2963 050.3003 01.00271146 18965

Last TLE update on :2012-12-04

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