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Arabsat 5C
Communications satellite. Arabsat 5C was launched on September 21, 2011 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2011-049BNORAD 37810Arabsat (Arab League)
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Arabsat 5C
- International designator
- 2011-049B
- NORAD catalog number
- 37810
- GCAT identifier
- S37810
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Arabsat
- Owner
- Arabsat
- Country
- Arabsat (Arab League)
- Builder
- Astrium (F) Toulouse
- Platform (bus)
- Eurostar 3000
Launch
- Date
- September 21, 2011 · 21:38 UTC
- Launch record
- 2011-049Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/D
- Perigee
- 35,414 km
- Apogee
- 35,673 km
- Inclination
- 0.18°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 8, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 4,619 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 4.1 m
- Diameter
- 2.10 m
- Span
- 30.8 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q624436 (CC0).