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Arab States
Spacecraft:
I-3K,
Spacebus 100,
Eurostar 2000,
Spacebus 3000,
Eurostar 3000.
Launch Vehicles:
Proton,
Ariane,
Ariane 5.
Launch Sites:
Cape Canaveral,
Baikonur,
Kourou.
Agency:
ILS,
Arabsat,
Arianespace,
Cannes,
EADS Astrium.
1985 February 8 - .
23:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA1.
LV Family:
Ariane.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 3.
- Arabsat 1A - .
Mass: 532 kg (1,172 lb). Nation: Arab States.
Agency: Arabsat.
Program: Arabsat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Spacebus 100.
Completed Operations Date: 1992-07-31 . USAF Sat Cat: 15560 . COSPAR: 1985-015A. Apogee: 35,753 km (22,215 mi). Perigee: 35,724 km (22,197 mi). Inclination: 8.20 deg. Period: 1,433.70 min. Stationed at 19 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 19 deg E in 1985-1991 As of 27 August 2001 located at 76.76 deg E drifting at 0.635 deg E per day. As of 2007 Feb 28 located at 87.85E drifting at 0.629E degrees per day..
1985 June 17 - .
11:33 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC39A.
Launch Platform: MLP1.
LV Family:
Shuttle.
Launch Vehicle:
Space Shuttle.
- Arabsat 1B - .
Payload: Discovery F5 / Morelos 1 [PAM-D] / Telstar 303 [PA. Mass: 592 kg (1,305 lb). Nation: Arab States.
Agency: Arabsat.
Program: Arabsat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Spacebus 100.
Completed Operations Date: 1992-06-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 15825 . COSPAR: 1985-048C. Apogee: 35,746 km (22,211 mi). Perigee: 35,737 km (22,205 mi). Inclination: 1.90 deg. Period: 1,433.80 min. Released by STS 51G 18 June 1985; 26 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 26 deg E in 1985-1992 As of 5 September 2001 located at 135.45 deg W drifting at 0.555 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 165.57E drifting at 0.400E degrees per day..
1992 February 26 - .
23:58 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA2.
LV Family:
Ariane.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 44L.
1996 July 9 - .
22:24 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA2.
LV Family:
Ariane.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 44L.
- Arabsat 2A - .
Payload: Spacebus 3000A. Mass: 2,100 kg (4,600 lb). Nation: Arab States.
Agency: Arabsat.
Manufacturer: Cannes.
Program: Arabsat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Spacebus 3000.
USAF Sat Cat: 23948 . COSPAR: 1996-040A. Apogee: 35,792 km (22,240 mi). Perigee: 35,781 km (22,233 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.00 min. Geostationary at 26.0E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 26 deg E in 1996-1999 As of 29 August 2001 located at 25.92 deg E drifting at 0.000 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 166.53W drifting at 3.749W degrees per day..
1996 November 13 - .
22:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA2.
LV Family:
Ariane.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 44L.
- Arabsat 2B - .
Payload: Spacebus 3000A. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: Arab States.
Agency: Arabsat.
Manufacturer: Cannes.
Program: Arabsat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Spacebus 3000.
USAF Sat Cat: 24652 . COSPAR: 1996-063A. Apogee: 35,788 km (22,237 mi). Perigee: 35,785 km (22,235 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Geostationary at 21.9E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 30 deg E in 1997-1999 As of 4 September 2001 located at 30.46 deg E drifting at 0.009 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 30.52E drifting at 0.005E degrees per day..
1999 February 26 - .
22:44 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA2.
LV Family:
Ariane.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 44L.
2006 February 28 - .
20:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC200/39.
LV Family:
Proton.
Launch Vehicle:
Proton-M/Briz-M.
FAILURE: Briz-M stage shut down 27.5 minutes into a
planned 31-minute burn and could not be restarted. The failure left the satellite in a useless orbit from which it quickly decayed...
Failed Stage: U.
- Arabsat 4 - .
Payload: Eurostar 2000+. Mass: 3,341 kg (7,365 lb). Nation: Arab States.
Agency: Arabsat.
Manufacturer: EADS Astrium.
Program: Arabsat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000.
Decay Date: 2006-03-24 . USAF Sat Cat: 28943 . COSPAR: 2006-006A. Apogee: 14,684 km (9,124 mi). Perigee: 497 km (308 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 273.80 min. The satellite seperated from the stage but the mission could not be rescued. It was ordered to fire its apogee engine around 00:20 GMT on March 24 to lower its perigee into the atmosphere. It reportedly burned up over the South Pacific at 02:07 GMT..
2006 November 8 - .
20:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC200/39.
LV Family:
Proton.
Launch Vehicle:
Proton-M/Briz-M.
- Badr 4 ARABSAT 4B - .
Payload: Eurostar 2000+. Mass: 3,280 kg (7,230 lb). Nation: Arab States.
Agency: Arabsat.
Manufacturer: EADS Astrium.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000.
USAF Sat Cat: 29526 . COSPAR: 2006-051A. Apogee: 35,807 km (22,249 mi). Perigee: 35,764 km (22,222 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.00 min. Dry mass 1487 kg. The satellite provided Ku-band communications services for Arab League countries. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 26.06E drifting at 0.011E degrees per day..
2010 June 3 - .
22:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC200/39.
LV Family:
Proton.
Launch Vehicle:
Proton-M/Briz-M.
- Arabsat 5B - .
Mass: 5,420 kg (11,940 lb). Nation: Arab States.
Agency: ILS.
Program: Arabsat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 3000.
USAF Sat Cat: 36592 . COSPAR: 2010-025A. Apogee: 35,804 km (22,247 mi). Perigee: 35,767 km (22,224 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.00 min. Direct-to-home broadcast satellite, stationed at 26 deg E..
2010 June 26 - .
21:41 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA3.
LV Family:
Ariane 5.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 5ECA.
- Arabsat 5A - .
Mass: 4,800 kg (10,500 lb). Nation: Arab States.
Agency: Arianespace.
Program: Arabsat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 3000.
USAF Sat Cat: 36745 . COSPAR: 2010-032B. Apogee: 35,789 km (22,238 mi). Perigee: 35,783 km (22,234 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Communications satellite with 16 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, stationed at 30.5 deg E..
2011 September 21 - .
21:38 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA3.
LV Family:
Ariane 5.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 5ECA.
- Arabsat 5C - .
Mass: 4,630 kg (10,200 lb). Nation: Arab States.
Program: Arabsat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Eurostar 3000.
USAF Sat Cat: 37810 . COSPAR: 2011-049B. Apogee: 35,790 km (22,230 mi). Perigee: 35,784 km (22,235 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. C-band/Ka-band communications satellite for television broadcast to Arab countries..
2015 November 10 - .
21:34 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA3.
LV Family:
Ariane 5.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 5ECA.
- GSAT-15 - .
Mass: 3,164 kg (6,975 lb). Nation: Arab States.
Class: Communications.
Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: I-3K.
USAF Sat Cat: 41029 . COSPAR: 2015-065B. Apogee: 35,731 km (22,202 mi). Perigee: 254 km (157 mi). Inclination: 3.96 deg. Period: 631.04 min. Communications satellite with a Ku-band payload for Indian domestic television broadcasting as well as a GAGAN navigation payload..
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