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BULGARIASAT-1
Balkan Direct-Broadcast Television · Bulgaria Sat / Bulgaria
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Bulgaria's first satellite and the Balkans' first direct-to-home broadcasting satellite. BulgariaSat-1 provides Ku-band direct-to-home television for Bulgaria and the broader Balkan region — distributing Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian, and Greek television channels to homes across Southeastern Europe. The satellite represents Bulgaria's entry into satellite operations and provides coverage for the 1.5 million strong Bulgarian diaspora across Western Europe who can receive Bulgarian channels via small satellite dishes.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,253 mi (35,784–35,812 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 42801
- Int’l designator
- 2017-038A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 21 Sep 2026.
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