Arabsat-6A
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Launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket with Arabsat-6A
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| Mission type | Communications satellite | ||||
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| Operator | King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology | ||||
| COSPAR ID | 2019-021A | ||||
| SATCAT № | 44186 | ||||
| Mission duration | Planned: ~15 years [1] | ||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||
| Spacecraft type | Telecomm | ||||
| Bus | A2100 | ||||
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin | ||||
| Launch mass | 6,460 kg [1] | ||||
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| Launch date | April 11, 2019, 22:35 UTC | ||||
| Rocket | Falcon Heavy | ||||
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A | ||||
| Contractor | SpaceX | ||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||
| Reference system | GEO[1] | ||||
| Longitude | 30.5° E[2] | ||||
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Arabsat-6A is a Lockheed Martin-built communications satellite operated by Arabsat and owned by The Arab League.[4][5] The satellite was successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center by SpaceX's Falcon Heavy on April 11, 2019 at 6:35 pm EDT and was released into orbit at 7:09 pm EDT.[6][7]
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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