Engineering:Arabsat-6A
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| Mission type | Communications satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology |
| Mission duration | Planned: ~15 years [1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Telecomm |
| Bus | A2100 |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 6,000 kg [1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 2019 [2] |
| Rocket | Falcon Heavy |
| Launch site | KSC LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geostationary orbit[1] |
| Inclination | 30.5° E [3] |
Arabsat-6G program | |
Arabsat-6A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite operated by Arabsat.[5] The satellite will be launched with SpaceX's Falcon Heavy in January 2019.[2]
Arabsat-6A and Hellas Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat-1 are the two satellites of the Arabsat-6G program. These two satellites are the most advanced commercial communications satellites ever built by Lockheed Martin,[6] and are based on an updated A2100 bus and use new solar panel technology.[1][4]
Arabsat-6A will be positioned in geostationary orbit providing television, Internet, telephone and secure communications, to customers in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Arabsat-6A. Gunter Dirk Krebs, Gunter's Space Page. Accessed: 17 October 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pietrobon, Steven (October 10, 2018). "United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest". http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/uscom-man.txt.
- ↑ Arabsat and KACST sign contracts with Lockheed Martin & Arianespace. Arabsat. News Release 1 January 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly on Arabsat's Newest Communications Satellite. Lockheed Martin. 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "Upcoming Satellites". http://www.arabsat.com/english/the-fleet/upcoming-satellites. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ↑ Arabsat-6A Satellite Moves Closer to Launch. Kendall Russell, Satellite Today. 22 February 2018.
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