BADR 6

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BADR 6 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 33154

Int'l Code: 2008-034B

Perigee: 35,785.7 km

Apogee: 35,802.6 km

Inclination: 0.5 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 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   23337.85118889  .00000158  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 33154   0.4517  86.4005 0001998 277.4906  40.9443  1.00270424 56465

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC