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Arabsat 5C
Arabsat 5C [Astrium]
ARABSAT has selected in January 2009 the consortium of Astrium and Thales Alenia Space to build and deliver in orbit the new satellite Arabsat 5C.
Arabsat-5C, a multi-mission satellite, will provide satellite capacity in both C-band and Ka-band frequencies at the Arabsat position 20°E for a wide range of satellite communications services. A Eurostar-3000 model equipped with a payload featuring 26 active transponders in C-band and 12 in Ka-band, Arabsat-5C will have a spacecraft power of 10 kW at the end of its 15-year design lifetime.
Astrium and Thales Alenia Space are jointly responsible for building the satellites and delivering them in orbit. Astrium, the leading partner, will supply the Eurostar-3000 platforms and integrate the satellites. Thales Alenia Space will design and build the communications payloads. The team will also upgrade the ground control segment for the extended ARABSAT satellite fleet.
| Nation: | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Arabsat |
| Contractors: | Astrium (prime), Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
| Equipment: | 26 active C-band transponders, 12 active Ka-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Eurostar-3000 |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 4630 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabsat 5C | 2011-049B | 21.09.2011 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with SES 2 |
References:
- Airbus Defence & Space: Arabsat-5A/5B/5C/6B
- Arabsat 1A, 1B, 1C [Spacebus-1000]
- Arabsat 1D [HS-376]
- Arabsat 1E [HS-376]
- Arabsat 2A, 2B [Spacebus-3000A]
- Arabsat 2C (Badr C) [HS-601HP]
- Arabsat 2D (Badr 2) [Eurostar-2000+]
- Arabsat 3A (Badr 3) [Spacebus-3000B2]
- Arabsat 4A, 4B, 4AR (Badr 1, 4, 6) [Eurostar-2000+]
- Arabsat 5A [Eurostar-3000]
- Arabsat 5B (Badr 5) [Eurostar-3000]
- Arabsat 5C [Eurostar-3000]
- Arabsat 6A [LM-2100]
- Arabsat 6B (Badr 7) [Eurostar-3000]
- Arabsat 6D
- Arabsat 6E
- Arabsat 7A [Space-Inspire]
- Arabsat 7B (Badr 8) [Eurostar-Neo]
