Arabsat 6B (Badr 7)

Spacecraft nº:

Saudi Arabian spacecraft nº: 26

Launch data:

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA227, to launch the Badr 7 and GSAT 15 satellites. The Badr 7 satellite will provide direct-to-home television programming and broadband services over the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia for Arabsat.
• Arabsat-6B, to be renamed BADR-7 once in orbit, will be the ninth satellite orbited by Arianespace for use by the operator Arabsat, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• It is the initial sixth-generation satellite for Arabsat's fleet, providing broadcast, broadband and telecommunications services over the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia.

Mission details:

• Delayed from Nov.05, 2015.