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2008 · Arianespace

Badr-6 & ProtoStar I

successAriane 5 ECA | Badr-6 & ProtoStar I

Badr-6 is a satellite as part of the fourth generation of Arab communication satellites. It is inteded to create an integration of social and cultaral activities among the Arab League countries. Protostar I is a satellite built by SSL and operated at 98.5 degrees East providing communications.

Overview

Date / time
July 7, 2008 at 09:47 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 3
Mission
Badr-6 & ProtoStar I
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA →
Launch provider
Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 2

BADR-6
GEO
INTELSAT 25 (IS-25)
GEO