Arabsat-6A

Saudi Arabian communications satellite. Arabsat-6A was launched on April 11, 2019 aboard a Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2019-021ANORAD 44186Arabsat (Arab League)

Identity

Name in GCAT: Arabsat 6A
Common name: Arabsat-6A
International designator: 2019-021A
NORAD catalog number: 44186
GCAT identifier: S44186

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Arabsat
Owner: Arabsat
Country: Arabsat (Arab League)
Builder: Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Sunnyvale
Platform (bus): A2100

Launch

Date: April 11, 2019 · 22:35 UTC
Launch record: 2019-021Success
Rocket: Falcon Heavy
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): VHEO
Perigee: 2,400 km
Apogee: 90,079 km
Inclination: 18.05°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Feb 27, 2023

Size

Mass: 6,465 kg
Dry mass: 3,520 kg
Length: 3.9 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 30.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18484685 (CC0).