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Nilesat 101

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1998-024ALaunched 4/28/1998

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Nilesat 101/BSAT 1b
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44P 44P-3
Launch Date: 4/28/1998
Last Contact: 2/11/2013

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.02 deg
Dry Mass: 795 kg
Total Mass: 1,840 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Nilesat
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1998-024A