Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a Mission type Communications Operator Azercosmos MEASAT COSPAR ID 2013-006B SATCAT no. 39079 Mission duration 15 years Spacecraft properties Bus GEOStar-2 Manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation Launch mass 3,275 kilograms (7,220 lb)[1] Start of mission Launch date February 7, 2013, 21:36 (2013-02-07UTC21:36Z) UTC[2] Rocket Ariane 5ECA VA212 Launch site Kourou ELA-3 Contractor Arianespace Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Geostationary Perigee 35,781 kilometres (22,233 mi) Apogee 35,802 kilometres (22,246 mi) Inclination 0.03 degrees Period 1,436.05 minutes Epoch 29 October 2013, 20:36:34 UTC[3]