Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Badr-6 & ProtoStar I
Ariane 5 ECA
Status
Success
Date
7 JUL 2008
21:47
Mission Overview
Badr-6 is a satellite as part of the fourth generation of Arab communication satellites. It is inteded to create an integration of social and cultaral activities among the Arab League countries. Protostar I is a satellite built by SSL and operated at 98.5 degrees East providing communications.
Rocket
Ariane 5 ECA
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Height
57.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Launch Mass
780 T
Thrust
11,400 kN
