Arabsat 1C

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General

Designation	21894 / 92010B
Launch date	26 Feb 1992
Country of origin	Arab States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V49
Mass at launch	1360 kg

Was sold to Insat in late Nov 1997 for $40 million. At that time it is said to have still 5 lifetime years. Replaced the failed Insat 2D and was renamed Insat 2R.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 26 Feb 1992	Dec 1997	31°E
Oct 2002	Aug 2003	55°E, inclined
Nov 2003	Oct 2004	82.5°E, inclined

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End of life

Out of service	Oct 2004
Cause	Moved to the junk orbit

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications
S-band
C-band

Beacons: 3.7031 & 4.1999 GHz

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

S-band
C-band

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