Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Arabsat |
COSPAR ID | 2010-032B |
SATCAT no. | 36745 |
Website | arabsat.com/pages/Arabsat5A.aspx |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Eurostar-3000 |
Manufacturer | Astrium |
Launch mass | 4,800 kilograms (10,600 lb) |
Power | 11-12 kilowatts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 26 June 2010, 21:41[1] | UTC
Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 30.5° East |
Perigee altitude | 35,779 kilometres (22,232 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,807 kilometres (22,249 mi) |
Inclination | 0.05 degrees |
Period | 23.93 hours |
Epoch | 24 December 2013, 06:06:12 UTC[2] |
Transponders | |
Band | 16 G/H band (IEEE C band) 24 J band (IEEE Ku band) |
Arabsat-5A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite operated by Arabsat. It will be used to provide television, internet and telephone services to Arabia, Africa and Europe.[3]