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Nilesat 103
Communications satellite. Nilesat 103 was launched on February 27, 1998 aboard a Ariane 42P from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 2, 2001).
COSPAR 1998-013ANORAD 25237EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Hot Bird 4
- Common name
- Nilesat 103
- Payload designation
- Eutelsat HB4
- International designator
- 1998-013A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25237
- GCAT identifier
- S25237
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/346
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Eutelsat HB
- Owner
- Eutelsat
- Country
- EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)
- Builder
- Matra Marconi Space (Toulouse)
- Platform (bus)
- Eurostar 2000+
Launch
- Date
- February 27, 1998 · 22:38 UTC
- Launch record
- 1998-013Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 42P
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,758 km
- Apogee
- 35,809 km
- Inclination
- 0.03°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- July 2, 2001
- Last known active
- February 2015
- End of operations
- February 2015
Size
- Mass
- 2,885 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,310 kg
- Length
- 4.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.30 m
- Span
- 27.9 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q448693 (CC0).