Badr A

Badr A  [SUPARCO]

Badr-A was launched on the 16th of July 1990 from a Chinese CZ-2E launcher alongside a Optus-B dummy into a 201 × 984 km orbit inclined at 28.4°, and was built by SUPARCO in Pakistan. The spacecraft weighed 52 kg. It had 26 facets, and was electrically based on UoSAT-2. It carried Store and Forward transponder in the 144-146 MHz and 435-436 MHz bands. Contact was lost on the 20th August due to what is believed to be an electrical failure