Badr 6 (Arabsat 4AR)

Saudi Arabia

Spacecraft n°:

Saudi Arabian spacecraft n°: 21

Launch data:

Designation	33154 / 08034B
Launch date	07 Jul 2008 - 21:47 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5ECA (V-184)
Mission	Government: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35768 x 35805 km
Eccentricity	4.39E-04
Inclination	0.05 deg
Period	1436.1 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	EADS Astrium (FR/UK/Germ)
Operator	Arab Satellite Communications Org. (ASCO)
Platform	Eurostar 2000+
Mass at launch	3400 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	6000 W
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
Oct 2009	26.08° E

Description:

The BADR 6 spacecraft—which means "full moon"—will cover the Middle East and North Africa from 26 degrees East to reach an audience of 130 million viewers from Morocco to the Persian Gulf. It will provide direct broadcasting and Internet services though 24 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders.

Mission details:

Ariane 5 vehicle L541, flight V184 was launched from Kourou on Jul 7.
Badr 6 is an Astrium Eurostar 2000+ satellite for Arabsat of Riyadh; it is also known as Arabsat 4AR, and replaces Arabsat 4A which was lost in a 2006 Proton launch failure.
24 C-band, 20 Ku-band transponders, direct-to-home voice, video, and internet services to the Middle East and North Africa.

External links:

Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

Astrophilately covers:

Ariane-5

Launch cancel Kourou.

Ariane-5

Headquarter cancel Paris.

Credit covers: J.VdDr.

Ref.: #7(JR598), #78a, #226, #228, #415 - update: 14.01.20