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Designator id: 2009-044B

Description of OPTUS D3 Satellite:

Optus D3, a communications satellite serving Australia, was launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou on 21 August 2009 at 22:09 UT. The satellite will provide communications and direct-to-home television transmissions from a longitude of 156° E in geosynchronous orbit. The 2,500 kg satellite carries 24 Ku-band transponders and has an expected life span of 15 years.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 2009-08-21
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana

Funding Agencies:
Unknown (Australia)

Disciplines:
Communications

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 35756U 09044B   12338.60670226 -.00000136  00000-0  10000-3 0  6216
2 35756 000.0471 008.6849 0003477 258.4396 180.1734 01.00271864 12076

Last TLE update on :2012-12-04

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