Thor 7 at 1° W
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 1° WChannel line-up at 1° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 40613
- COSPAR number
- 2015-022A
- Operator
- Space Norway AS
- Manufacturer
- Intuitive Machines (SSL/MDA/Maxar/Lanteris)
- Model
- LS-1300
- Launch
- 26 Apr 2015 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 4600 kg
- Dry mass
- 1800 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 12494.5 LHCP, 12495.5 LHCP, 20198 RHCP, 11706R
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band Central and Eastern Europe beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 01 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 02 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 03 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 04 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 05 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 06 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 07 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 08 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 09 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 10 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 11 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 12 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 13 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 14 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 15 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 16 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 17 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 18 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 19 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 20 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 21 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 22 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 23 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 24 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 25 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 26 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 27 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 28 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 29 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 30 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Combined Coverage Spot beams (Ka band) View footprint
About Thor 7
11 Ku-band transponders, dedicated to expanded broadcast services in Europe and additional Ku-band capacity for back-up. Ka-band payload to meet the growing demand for high-bandwidth broadband communications by the maritime industry and includes 30 fixed spot and one steerable beam over the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Red Sea, Baltic Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Mediterranean.