Nilesat 201 at 7° W
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 7° WChannel line-up at 7° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 36830
- COSPAR number
- 2010-037A
- Operator
- Nilesat (The Egyptian Satellite Co.)
- Manufacturer
- Thales Group
- Model
- Spacebus-4000B2
- Launch
- 04 Aug 2010 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 3200 kg
- Dry mass
- 1700 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 12497, 12499
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band Middle East beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ka-band Middle East beam (Ka band) View footprint
About Nilesat 201
24 Ku-band and 4 Ka-band transponders to provide direct-to-home television, radio and data-transmissions in Middle East, Africa, the Gulf States