Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Badr 4 (Arabsat 4B) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
Arab Satellite Communications Org. (ASCO) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
26.02 |
Perigee (km) |
35780 |
Apogee (km) |
35791 |
Eccentricity |
0.000130469333776138 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.07 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.06 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3304 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1487 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
08-11-2006 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany/Spain |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2006-051A |
NORAD Number |
29526 |
Comments |
28 Ku-band transponders; voice and video communications to West Asia region. |