Tiba 1 [Airbus]
Tiba-1 is a geostationary communications satellite for the Government of Egypt developed jointly by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and Airbus.
TAS, the leading partner, designed and built the communications payload, featuring a dual mission in Ka-band for secure and broadband communications. Airbus Defence and Space supplied the Eurostar E3000 platform and assembled and tested the spacecraft.
Tiba-1, designed to remain in service in orbit for more than 15 years, will have a launch mass of 5600 kg and an electric power capability of higher than 9 kW.
The satellite will be launched in late 2019 on an Ariane-5ECA rocket.
Nation: | Egypt |
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Type / Application: | Communication, military |
Operator: | Government of Egypt |
Contractors: | Thales Alenia Space (prime); Airbus Defence and Space (bus) |
Equipment: | Ka-band payload |
Configuration: | Eurostar-3000 |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 5640 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Tiba 1 | 2019-080A | 26.11.2019 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with Inmarsat-5 F5 |