Badr 6

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2008-034BLaunched 7/7/2008

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Protostar 1/Badr 6
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA
Launch Date: 7/7/2008
Last Contact: 11/22/2024

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,896 km
Inclination: 0.33 deg
Dry Mass: 1,510 kg
Total Mass: 3,346 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Arabsat
Manufacturer: Airbus

Constellation

Name: Arabsat GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 7

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2008-034B

Track

Mentions

5

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Badr-6 is based on the Eurostar 2000+ platform developed by Astrium Satellites, now Airbus Defence and Space.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 4, 2023Arabsat blames thruster issue for temporary satellite outage

Arabsat’s Badr-6 payload was shut off for a few hours on 2023-02-06 to preserve power and fuel at its geostationary orbital slot.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.8Apr 4, 2023Arabsat blames thruster issue for temporary satellite outage

Badr-6’s geostationary orbital slot covers the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of southern Europe.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 4, 2023Arabsat blames thruster issue for temporary satellite outage

Arabsat engineers quickly transferred customers from Badr-6 to other Arabsat satellites operating at 26 degrees east, resulting in minimal customer disruption.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.6Apr 4, 2023Arabsat blames thruster issue for temporary satellite outage

Badr-6, also known as Arabsat 4AR, has 24 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders for primarily providing video broadcasting services and supporting telephony and data transmissions.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 4, 2023Arabsat blames thruster issue for temporary satellite outage