Arabsat

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Arabsat

Program: Arabsat. Objective: Communications. Overview: Telecommunications satellite. Major Events: .

08 February 1985 Arabsat 1A Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Mass: 532 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 2/3. More details
Stationed at 19 deg E.
17 June 1985 Arabsat 1B Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Mass: 592 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. More details
Released by STS 51G 6/18/85; 26 deg E.
26 February 1992 Arabsat 1C Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Mass: 1,310 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. More details
Stationed at 31 deg E.
09 July 1996 Arabsat 2A Spacecraft: Spacebus 3000. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. More details
22 Ku band and 12 C band transponders.
13 November 1996 Arabsat 2B Spacecraft: Spacebus 3000. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. More details
Geostationary at 21.9E.
26 February 1999 Arabsat 3A Spacecraft: Spacebus 3000. Mass: 2,708 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. More details
The Arab League satellite had 20 Ku-band transponders and was to be stationed at 26 degrees East. Dry mass was 1200 kg.

Last update 12 March 2001.
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