Arabsat-6A
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Specification
Arabsat-6A and SaudiGeoSat-1/HellasSat-4 are the two satellites of the Arabsat-6G program. These two satellites "are the most advanced commercial communications satellites" ever built by Lockheed Martin.[8] They are based on an updated A2100 bus and use new solar-panel technology.[1][3]
Arabsat-6A was positioned in geostationary orbit, providing television, internet, telephone, and secure communications to customers in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.[9]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Arabsat-6A. Gunter Dirk Krebs, Gunter's Space Page. Accessed: 17 October 2018.
- ↑ Arabsat and KACST sign contracts with Lockheed Martin & Arianespace. Arabsat. News Release 1 January 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly on Arabsat's Newest Communications Satellite. Lockheed Martin. 20 February 2018.
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- ↑ Arabsat-6A Satellite Moves Closer to Launch. Kendall Russell, Satellite Today. 22 February 2018.
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