Nilesat 102

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Nilesat 102
Start date August 17, 2000
Launcher Ariane 4 131
Launch site ELA-2 , Center Spatial Guyanais
Takeoff mass 1827 kg
Manufacturer Matra Marconi Space
Satellite bus Eurostar 2000
lifespan 18 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 102 is a former television satellite of the Egyptian Satellite Co. (Nilesat) founded in 1996 . It was launched into space on August 17, 2000 from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana and moved to cemetery orbit in June 2018 .

reception

The satellite could be received in North Africa and Southern Europe , in Germany from an antenna diameter of approx. 90 cm. The transmission took place in the Ku band .

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