Arabsat 5B (Badr 5) [Astrium]
Badr-5 (technically Arabsat-5B), a Eurostar-3000 model, will have a launch mass of 5,400 kg and a spacecraft power of 14 kW at the end of its 15-year service lifetime. Equipped with a payload featuring 56 active transponders in Ku-band and Ka-band, Badr-5 will primarily provide full in-orbit back-up capacity both for Badr-4 and Badr-6. Co-located with the rest of Arabsat's Badr constellation of Direct-To-Home satellites at its 26° East video "hot-spot", it will guarantee to its broadcasting customers a unique "hot" redundancy, the highest level ever in the region. Complementary missions include supporting the expected boom of HD-TV and, thanks to its Ka-band capacity, the development of sophisticated interactive services.
Nation: | Saudi Arabia |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Arabsat |
Contractors: | Astrium (prime), Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
Equipment: | 56 active transponders in Ku-band and Ka-band |
Configuration: | Eurostar-3000 |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 5420 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Arabsat 5B (Badr 5) | 2010-025A | 03.06.2010 | Ba LC-200/39 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) |
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