BADR 6

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BADR 6 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 33154

Int'l Code: 2008-034B

Perigee: 35,751.9 km

Apogee: 35,835.9 km

Inclination: 0.9 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 62.23 m² (large)

Launch date: July 7, 2008
Source: Arab Satellite Communications Organization (AB)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

The BADR 6 spacecraft—which means "full moon"—will cover the Middle East and North Africa from 26 degrees East to reach an audience of 130 million viewers from Morocco to the Persian Gulf. It will provide direct broadcasting and Internet services though 24 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders.

1 33154U 08034B   24129.84598000  .00000144  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 33154   0.8593  87.0136 0009961 339.7609 131.1298  1.00271376 58049

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC