Back عربسات-6 أيه Arabic Arabsat-6A Azerbaijani Arabsat-6A German Arabsat-6A Spanish Arabsat-6A Italian Arabsat-6A Portuguese Arabsat 6A Russian
.jpg) Launch of Arabsat-6A on Falcon Heavy | |
| Mission type | Communications satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-021A |
| SATCAT no. | 44186 |
| Mission duration | 5 years, 9 months and 28 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Telecomm |
| Bus | A2100 |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 6,465 kg [1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 11, 2019, 22:35 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon Heavy |
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[1] |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 30.5° E[2] |
Arabsat-6G program | |
Arabsat-6A is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Arabsat.[4] The satellite was built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems on a modernized A2100 bus.[5] The satellite was successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center LC-39A aboard Falcon Heavy on April 11, 2019.[6][7]
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- ^ Arabsat and KACST sign contracts with Lockheed Martin & Arianespace. Arabsat. News Release 1 January 2015.
- ^ Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly on Arabsat's Newest Communications Satellite. Lockheed Martin. 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Upcoming Satellites". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "SpaceX Delays Falcon Heavy's First Commercial Launch of ArabSat-6A to 10 April". The First Post. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ Skoneki, Marco Santana, Mark. "SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy into space". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
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