Badr 5A (Arabsat 5A)

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Saudi Arabian spacecraft n°: 23

Launch data: Designation  36745 / 10032B Launch date  26 June 2010 - 21:41 UT Launch site  Ko, ELA-3 Launch vehicle  Ariane-5ECA (L552, V195) Mission  Government: Communications Geostationary orbit on Jul 10.80: Perigee / Apogee  35776 x 35796 km Eccentricity  0.0002 Inclination  0.03 deg Period  1436.08 min

Spacecraft data: Prime contractor  EADS Astrium (prime) Thales Alenia Space (payload) Platform  Eurostar-3000 Operator  Arab Satellite Communications Org. (ASCO) Mass at launch  4839 kg Dry Mass   kg Basic shape  Box + 2 panels Dimension (m)  2.1 x 2.35 x 4.5 Equipment  16 active C-band transponders, 24 active Ku-band transponders Solar array  39.4 span Stabilization   DC power   Design lifetime  > million years, active: 15 yrs - still active

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Mission details:

• Arianespace launched vehicle L552, an Ariane 5ECA, on flight V195 on Jun 26, 2010 from Kourou. The EPC stage flew a -1106 x 212 km x 7.2 deg trajectory, and the ESC-A stage then delivered two satellites to geostationary transfer orbit. The 4839 kg Arabsat 5A is an Astrium Eurostar E3000 for C and Ku band coverage of the Middle East and Africa for Arabsat, the Arab Satellite Communications Organization.