Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Badr 5 (Arabsat 5B) |
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 |
Perigee (km) |
35834 |
Apogee (km) |
35883 |
Eccentricity |
0.000580176894751175 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.06 |
Period (minutes) |
1439.76 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5420 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
03-06-2010 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany/Spain |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton |
COSPAR Number |
2010-025A |
NORAD Number |
36592 |
Comments |
Second generation; radio and tv communications to Middle East; 26 C-band, 24 ku-band transponders. |