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Arabsat 6A
Arabsat 6A [Lockheed Martin]
Arabsat 6A is a Saudi Arabian geostationary communications satellite.
Arabsat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced in April 2015 contracts for Lockheed Martin to manufacture two A2100 communications satellites - Arabsat 6A and Hellas Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1. The contracts were signed April 9, 2015. Construction of the satellites will commence immediately and will be completed for launch in 2018.
The satellite will be built on a modernized version of Lockheed Martin's A2100 bus, which builds on that flight-proven design with advanced innovations including propulsion, solar arrays and electronics.
Arabsat 6A will be located at 30.5° East. The satellite is designed for a 15-year service life, and will be manufactured in Denver, Colorado.
| Nation: | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Arabsat |
| Contractors: | Lockheed Martin |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | LM-2100 |
| Propulsion: | Chemical |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 6465 kg; 3520 kg (dry) |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabsat 6A | 2019-021A | 11.04.2019 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-Heavy (Block 5) |
References:
- Arabsat 1A, 1B, 1C [Spacebus-1000]
- Arabsat 1D [HS-376]
- Arabsat 1E [HS-376]
- Arabsat 2A, 2B [Spacebus-3000A]
- Arabsat 2C (Badr C) [HS-601HP]
- Arabsat 2D (Badr 2) [Eurostar-2000+]
- Arabsat 3A (Badr 3) [Spacebus-3000B2]
- Arabsat 4A, 4B, 4AR (Badr 1, 4, 6) [Eurostar-2000+]
- Arabsat 5A [Eurostar-3000]
- Arabsat 5B (Badr 5) [Eurostar-3000]
- Arabsat 5C [Eurostar-3000]
- Arabsat 6A [LM-2100]
- Arabsat 6B (Badr 7) [Eurostar-3000]
- Arabsat 6D
- Arabsat 6E
- Arabsat 7A [Space-Inspire]
- Arabsat 7B (Badr 8) [Eurostar-Neo]
