Arabsat 4A

Also called Badr 1

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General

Designation	28943 / 06006A
Launch date	28 Feb 2006
Country of origin	Arab States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	26°E
Launch vehicle	Proton #321

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End of life

Out of service	28 Feb 2006
Cause	Placed in the wrong orbit, launch failure
Decay	24 Mar 2006

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Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Astrium
Platform	Eurostar 2000+
Mass at launch	3341 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	2.9 x 2.5 x 1.8 m
Solar array	32 m span
Stabilization
DC power	6000 W
Design lifetime	15 years

Has two 2.5 m deployable antennas and one 1.3 m fixed antenna
Communication playload from Alenia Alcatel Space.

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C-band

Main transponders	24
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	Middle East, major parts of Africa, West Asia, and neighbouring Western European countries
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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Ku-band

Main transponders	16
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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