BADR 8 at 26° E
also known as Arabsat 7B
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 26° EChannel line-up at 26° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 56757
- COSPAR number
- 2023-075A
- Operator
- Arabsat
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Model
- Eurostar-Neo
- Launch
- 27 May 2023 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch mass
- 4500 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 11197.0, 11202.5
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Global beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band BSS Europe/MENA beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band BSS MENA beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Central Asia beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band FSS Europe/MENA beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band FSS MENA beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band North West Africa beam (Ku band) View footprint
About BADR 8
C- and Ku-band transponders, TELEO optical communications payload demonstrator to provide coverage over Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia