Hellas Sat 4
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SaudiGeoSat 1/HellasSat 4, also known as SaudiGeoSat 1/HellasSat 4 (abbreviated SGS-1/HS-4), is a Saudi and Greek geostationary communication satellite of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and HellasSat. It was built by Lockheed Martin and was launched on 5 February 2019 on board Ariane flight VA247.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- communications satellite
- Operator
- Hellas Sat
- Follows
- Arabsat-6A
- Mass
- 6495
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2019-02-05
- start point
- ELA-3
- launch contractor
- Arianespace
- type of orbit
- geostationary orbit
- spacecraft bus
- A2100
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SaudiGeoSat 1/HellasSat 4, also known as SaudiGeoSat 1/HellasSat 4 (abbreviated SGS-1/HS-4), is a Saudi and Greek geostationary communication satellite of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and HellasSat. It was built by Lockheed Martin and was launched on 5 February 2019 on board Ariane flight VA247.
The satellite will provide Telecommunications capabilities, including television, Internet, telephone and secure communications in the Middle East, South Africa and Europe. It is the 16th Saudi satellite launched into space and the 4th Greek and Cypriot satellite.
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