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Launch Date
6/8/2022
Launch Site
CC LC40
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Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5 (Falcon 9 Family)
Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor and manufacturer of Nilesat 301 based on its Spacebus 4000-B2 platform.
Nilesat 301 is being built by Thales Alenia Space at its Mandelieu facility near Cannes on the Côte d’Azur.
Nilesat 301 will carry Ku-band and Ka-band transponders.
Nilesat 301 will provide Ka-band coverage over Egypt and add extra capacity for high-definition and 4K broadcasts.
Nilesat 301 will carry six Ka-band transponders and 32 Ku-band transponders.
Thales Alenia Space received a contract from Egyptian satellite operator NileSat to build a new geostationary communications satellite.
Nilesat 301 is a commercial geostationary satellite being built by Thales Alenia Space.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the Nilesat 301 mission previously supported the launches of GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, and two Starlink missions.
SpaceX launched Nilesat 301 to geosynchronous transfer orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket at 5:04 p.m. Eastern on 2022-06-09 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Nilesat 301 is expected to take about a month to reach its geostationary orbit slot at 7 degrees west, complete further tests, and enter commercial service.
The Falcon 9 booster that supported the Nilesat 301 launch had previously supported six earlier SpaceX launches, including two missions to the International Space Station and missions carrying GPS navigation and Starlink broadband satellites.
Nilesat 301 was lifted to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday, 2022-06-08.
The 2022-12-28 Falcon 9 booster previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, and Nilesat 301, and it has supported six Starlink missions in total.
The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and seven Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the 2024-03-13 mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 11 Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the March mission is flying for the 19th time and previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 11 Starlink missions.
The implementation of the Hughes Jupiter System on Nilesat 301 is expected to be completed by the end of 2024-07-01.