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Satellite Name: Arabsat 5A Status: active Position: 31° E (30.5° E) NORAD:36745 Cospar number:2010-032B Operator:Arabsat Launch date: 26-Jun-2010 Launch site:Guiana Space Center Launch vehicle:Ariane 5 Launch mass (kg): 4940 Dry mass (kg): Manufacturer:Airbus Defence and Space Model (bus):Eurostar-3000 Orbit: GEO Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.
16 active C-band transponders, 24 active Ku-band transponders to provide the large range of satellite communications services such as television backhauling and broadcasting, telephony, business communications, Internet trunking and the provision of VSAT and other interactive services, over sub-Saharan Africa, North-Africa and the Middle East. Planned to be launched in pair with COMS 1.
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