Geostationary
HELLAS-SAT 3
Regional Communications · Hellas-Sat / Greece
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A Greek-led communications satellite serving southeastern Europe and extending coverage to South Asia. Hellas-Sat 3 was built in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries and jointly owned by Greek and Saudi interests — a commercial collaboration that brought diverse investment to expand Greek satellite capacity. It serves broadcasting, broadband, and maritime communications across the Mediterranean and Middle East.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,238–22,246 mi (35,788–35,801 km)
- Inclination
- 0.1°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 42814
- Int’l designator
- 2017-040A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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