Nilesat 102

Nilesat 102
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorNilesat
COSPAR ID2000-046B Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26470
Mission duration18 years
Spacecraft properties
BusEurostar-2000
ManufacturerMatra Marconi
Launch mass1,827 kilograms (4,028 lb)
Powerwatts
Start of mission
Launch date17 August 2000, 23:16:00 (2000-08-17UTC23:16Z) UTC
RocketAriane 44LP
Launch siteKourou ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude7° West
Perigee altitude35,773 kilometres (22,228 mi)
Apogee altitude35,810 kilometres (22,250 mi)
Inclination0.02 degrees
Period23.93 hours
Epoch30 October 2013, 02:26:06 UTC[1]
Transponders
Band12 Ku-band

Nilesat 102 is an Egyptian owned geosynchronous communications satellite that was launched by an Ariane 44LP rocket from Kourou, French Guiana on August 17, 2000, at 23:16 UTC by the European Space Agency. It was manufactured by the European company Matra Marconi Space (Astrium), and started official broadcasting on 12 September 2000 with an expected lifetime of 15 years. The spacecraft weighed 1,827 kg at launch.

  1. ^ "NILESAT 102 Satellite details 2000-046B NORAD 26470". N2YO. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.