BADR 6

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BADR 6 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 33154

Int'l Code: 2008-034B

Perigee: 36,212.0 km

Apogee: 36,241.6 km

Inclination: 2.4 °

Period: 1,458.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 42597 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   25350.27493281 -.00000072  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 33154   2.3924  81.5987 0003476 306.0759 175.5877  0.98746576 63861

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC