Arabsat 6A [Lockheed Martin]
Arabsat 6A is a Saudi Arabian geostationary communications satellite.
Arabsat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced in April 2015 contracts for Lockheed Martin to manufacture two A2100 communications satellites - Arabsat 6A and HellasSat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1. The contracts were signed April 9, 2015. Construction of the satellites will commence immediately and will be completed for launch in 2018.
The satellite will be built on a modernized version of Lockheed Martin's A2100 bus, which builds on that flight-proven design with advanced innovations including propulsion, solar arrays and electronics.
Arabsat 6A will be located at 30.5° East. The satellite is designed for a 15-year service life, and will be manufactured in Denver, Colorado.
Nation: | Saudi Arabia |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Arabsat |
Contractors: | Lockheed Martin |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | LM-2100 |
Propulsion: | Chemical |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 6465 kg; 3520 kg (dry) |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Arabsat 6A | 2019-021A | 11.04.2019 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-Heavy (Block 5) |