BADR 6 at 26° E

also known as Arabsat 4C, Arabsat 4AR

Open in the satellite database app Channels at 26° E Coverage maps

BADR 6 satellite coverage area from 26° E: visibility footprint over Earth — Theoretical visibility from geostationary orbit at 26° E. Beam footprints are narrower, see the coverage maps.

Technical details

Status: deorbited
Orbital position: 26° EChannel line-up at 26° E | Coverage maps
NORAD number: 33154
COSPAR number: 2008-034B
Operator: Arabsat
Manufacturer: Airbus Defence and Space
Model: Eurostar-2000+
Launch: 07 Jul 2008 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
Launch mass: 3346 kg
Dry mass: 1510 kg
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.
Beacon: 3701.1L, 4199.9R, 11700.2H/V
Orbit: GEO

Beam footprints

BADR 6 C-band High Power Beam (TP 21-24) beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band High Power Beam (TP 21-24) (C band)Open in viewer

BADR 6 C-band Medium Power Beam (TP 1-20) beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band Medium Power Beam (TP 1-20) (C band)Open in viewer

BADR 6 Ku-band BSS Beam beam footprint coverage map, Ku band — Ku-band BSS Beam (Ku band)Open in viewer

About BADR 6

24 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders to provide direct TV broadcasting services to a vast zone stretching from Morocco to the Persian Gulf, and covering a large part of sub-Saharan Africa.

Other satellites at 26° E

BADR 7
BADR 8
BADR 5
BADR 4