Arabsat 2A

Saudi Arabia

Spacecraft n°:

Saudi Arabian satellite n°: 4

Launch data:

Designation	23948 / 96040A
Launch date	09 Jul 1996
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle	Ariane-44L (V89)
Mission	Communications
Geostationary orbit:
Location	26°E

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Aerospatiale
Platform	Spacebus-3000A
Operator	Arabsat
Mass at launch	2500 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	22 C-band transponders, 12 Ku-band transponders
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays, span 25 m
Stabilization
Propulsion	S400
DC power	5 kW
Design lifetime

Allocations:
Ku-band - Saudi Arabia (3), Qatar, Kuwait, Syria and Jordan (1) - 4 free
C-band - 41dBW - Saudi Arabia (3), Oman (1) - free 4
C-band - 35 dBW - Egypt, Bahrain, Mauritius, Sudan, UAE (1) - 8 free
A series of manoeuvres started approximately 1 Apr 2004, which allowed ARABSAT 2A to drifft off-station over 25°E. In early May, it appeared that the satellite may be relocated over ~19°E.

Ref.: #3(SD382), #14, #78a - update: 13.11.11

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