Arabsat-6A
Sign in to saveArabsat-6A is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Arabsat. The satellite was built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems on a modernized A2100 bus. The satellite was successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center LC-39A aboard Falcon Heavy on April 11, 2019.
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- Instance of
- communications satellite
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Operator
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
- Followed by
- Hellas Sat 4
- Mass
- 6460
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2019-04-11
- space launch vehicle
- Falcon Heavy
- start point
- Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
- spacecraft bus
- A2100
- type of orbit
- geostationary orbit
- launch contractor
- SpaceX
- Commons category
- Falcon Heavy Flight 2
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Arabsat-6A is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Arabsat. The satellite was built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems on a modernized A2100 bus. The satellite was successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center LC-39A aboard Falcon Heavy on April 11, 2019.
== History == Arabsat-6A and SaudiGeoSat-1/HellasSat-4 are the two satellites of the Arabsat-6G program, ordered by the Arab League to supply the communications needs of member states.
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