Arabsat-6A

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Arabsat-6A is a high-capacity Saudi communications satellite launched in 2019 to provide television, internet, and telecommunications services across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

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Arabsat-6 series 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communications satellite
geostationary communications satellite
belongsToSeries Arabsat-6A self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arabsat-6 series
contractType commercial communications satellite contract
countryOfOperator Saudi Arabia
coverageArea Africa
Europe
Middle East
parts of Central Asia
customer Arab Satellite Communications Organization
Arab Satellite Communications Organization
surface form: Arabsat
launchCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
launchDate 2019-04-11
launchMass ~6000 kg
launchOutcome success
launchServiceProvider SpaceX
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
LC-39A
launchVehicle Falcon Heavy rocket
surface form: Falcon Heavy
launchVehicleCoreRecovery center core landing attempt failed
launchVehicleSideBoosters both side boosters successfully landed
launchYear 2019
manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Space
missionDurationDesign 15 years
missionType broadband internet
communications
telecommunications
television broadcasting
notableFor being the first commercial communications satellite launched by Falcon Heavy
operator Arabsat
orbitalLongitude 30.5° East
orbitRegime GEO
orbitType geostationary orbit
powerType solar-powered
program Arab Satellite Communications Organization
surface form: Arabsat satellite program
providesService direct-to-home television
high-speed internet connectivity
telephony and data services
spacecraftBus A2100
spacecraftBusVariant A2100-based platform
targetUsers broadcast operators
government and enterprise customers
telecom operators
transponderBand C-band
Ka-band
Ku-band
usesFrequencyBands C-band
Ka-band
Ku-band

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Arabsat-6A belongsToSeries Arabsat-6A self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arabsat-6 series
subject surface form: Falcon Heavy