BADR 5 at 26° E
also known as Arabsat 5B
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 26° EChannel line-up at 26° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 36592
- COSPAR number
- 2010-025A
- Operator
- Arabsat
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Model
- Eurostar-3000
- Launch
- 03 Jun 2010 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 5420 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 11699.20H, 11699.00V
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band Central Asia Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-Band MENA BSS Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-Band MENA FSS Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Steerable (MAGHREB) BSS Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ka-band Steerable Beam (Ka band) View footprint
About BADR 5
56 Ku and Ka-band transponders to provide full in-orbit back-up capacity both for Badr-4 and Badr-6 television services, covering a stretched zone encompassing the entire Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and beyond. Complementary missions will include supporting the expected boom of HD-TV and, thanks to its Ka-band capacity, the development of new sophisticated interactive television services from broadcasters.