Arabsat-6A
E42995
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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arabsat-6 series | 1 |
Statements (50)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arabsat-6 series
subject surface form:
Falcon Heavy