Nilesat 101
Nilesat 101 | |
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Start date | April 28, 1998 |
Launcher | Ariane 4 V108 |
Launch site | ELA-2 , Guyana Space Center |
Takeoff mass | 1840 kg |
Mass in orbit | 1100 kg |
Manufacturer | Matra Marconi Space (now EADS Astrium ) |
model | Eurostar 2000 |
lifespan | 15 years |
operator | Nilesat |
Playback information | |
Transponder | 12 Ku-band + 6 backup |
Transponder performance | 100 W |
Bandwidth | 12 x 33 MHz |
EIRP | North Africa 50 dBW |
Others | |
Electrical power | 3750 W |
position | |
First position | 7 ° west |
Actual position | Cemetery orbit |
List of geostationary satellites |
Nilesat 101 is a former television satellite of the Egyptian Satellite Co. (Nilesat) founded in 1996 . It was launched into space from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana in 1998 and relocated to cemetery orbit in February 2013 .
reception
The signal from the satellite could be received in North Africa and Southern Europe , in Germany from an antenna diameter of approx. 90 cm (vertical plane, horizontally polarized transponders required 110 to 150 cm). The transmission took place in the Ku band .
Web links
- Nilesat 101 in the Satellite Encyclopedia