Arabsat-1B

Derelict Saudi Arabian communications satellite. Arabsat-1B was launched on June 17, 1985 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1985-048CNORAD 15825Arabsat (Arab League)

Identity

Name in GCAT: Arabsat 1B
Common name: Arabsat-1B
International designator: 1985-048C
NORAD catalog number: 15825
GCAT identifier: S15825

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Arabsat
Owner: Arabsat
Country: Arabsat (Arab League)
Builder: Aerospatiale-Cannes
Platform (bus): Spacebus 100

Launch

Date: June 17, 1985 · 11:33 UTC
Launch record: 1985-048Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,746 km
Apogee: 35,824 km
Inclination: 0.06°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Apr 3, 1993
End of operations: Apr 3, 1993

Size

Mass: 1,270 kg
Dry mass: 592 kg
Length: 2.3 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 20.7 m

Launched together

STS-51-GHuman spaceflight · NASA JSC Morelos 1Communications · SCT Telstar 303Communications · AT&T Skynet SPARTAN 101Astronomy · GSFC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4783491 (CC0).