Jump to content

Main menu Navigation ●Main page ●Contents ●Current events ●Random article ●About Wikipedia ●Contact us ●Donate Contribute ●Help ●Learn to edit ●Community portal ●Recent changes ●Upload file

●Create account ●Log in ●Create account ● Log in Pages for logged out editors learn more ●Contributions ●Talk

(Top) 1 Description 2 References 3 External links

Badr-4

●Deutsch ●Polski ●Português ●Русский Edit links ●Article ●Talk ●Read ●Edit ●View history Tools Actions ●Read ●Edit ●View history General ●What links here ●Related changes ●Upload file ●Special pages ●Permanent link ●Page information ●Cite this page ●Get shortened URL ●Download QR code ●Wikidata item Print/export ●Download as PDF ●Printable version Appearance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Badr-4
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Arabsat
COSPAR ID	2006-051A
SATCAT no.	29526


Manufacturer	EADS Astrium^[1] Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass	3,341 kilograms (7,366 lb)
Power	12.5 watts


Start of mission
Launch date	8 November 2006 (2006-11-08)
Rocket	Proton-M/Briz-M
Launch site	Baikonur 200/39
Contractor	ILS


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	26.0º East
Period	24 hours

Badr-4 (a.k.a. Arabsat 4B) is an EADS Astrium-built^[1] communications satellite operated by Arabsat, launched 8 November 2006 on a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket.^[2] It provides fixed satellite communications services in C- and K_u-bands from the 26° East orbital position.^[3]

The satellite is based on the Eurostar E2000+ platform. Its payload was supplied by Alcatel Alenia Space. The Badr-4-payload consists of 28 active channels in K_u band (16 in BSS and 12 in FSS). Payload power is about 6 kW. The satellite has two 2.5 m deployable antennas and one 1.35 m top floor antenna.

Due to success of the satellite, Arabsat let another agreement for an upgraded version of Badr-4 communication satellite: in June 2006, Arabsat gave the contract to EADS Astrium for construction of Badr-6, a high-power broadcast satellite to cover the Middle East and Africa.^[1] Badr-6 was launched by an Ariane 5 on 7 July 2008.^[4]

Description[edit]

This satellite carries 32 transponders in K_u band/FSS &K_u band/BSS. The spacecraft utilizes Astrium's Eurostar E2000+ platform to carry 22 C-band transponders (including eight 52 W moderate power transponders) and 12 K_u band transponders.^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Badr-4 & Badr-6". EADS Astrium. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.

^ "ILS Proton Successfully Launches Arabsat's BADR-4 Satellite". International Launch Services. November 9, 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

^ "Badr 4 at 26.0°E". LyngSat.

^ Ray, Justin (July 7, 2008). "Two satellites in orbit after good ride from Ariane 5". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

^ "Astrium Satellites delivers ARABSAT's BADR-4 in orbit". spaceflightnow.com. December 5, 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

^ Russell, Kendall (May 24, 2017). "Arabsat to Support EuroNews on BADR 4 Satellite". Via Satellite. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

External links[edit]

IMS Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Official provider's site

Badr satellite program

v t e ← 2005 Orbital launches in 2006 2007 →
January	New Horizons Daichi
February	EchoStar X MTSAT-2 Akari, CUTE-1.7 + APD Arabsat-4A
March	Spainsat, Hot Bird 7A ST-5 FalconSAT-2 Soyuz TMA-8
April	JCSAT-5A COSMIC Astra 1KR Progress M-56 EROS-B Yaogan 1 CALIPSO, CloudSat
May	Kosmos 2420 GOES 13 / EWS-G1 Satmex 6, Thaicom 5
June	Resurs-DK No.1 KazSat-1 Galaxy 16 USA-187, USA-188, USA-189 Progress M-57 Kosmos 2421 USA-184
July	STS-121 (MPLM) INSAT-4C Genesis I Kosmos 2422 BelKA, Baumanets, PicPot, SACRED, ION, Rincon 1, ICECube-1, KUTESat Pathfinder, SEEDS, nCube, HAUSAT-1, MEROPE, CP-2, AeroCube-1, CP-1, Mea Huaka'i, ICECube-2 Arirang-2
August	Hot Bird 8 JCSAT-3A, Syracuse 3B Koreasat 5
September	Shijian 8 STS-115 (ITS P3/4) IGS-3A Chinasat-22A Kosmos 2423 Soyuz TMA-9 Hinode, HIT-SAT, SSSAT USA-190
October	DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX MetOp-A Progress M-58 Shijian 6C, Shijian 6D STEREO Sinosat-2 XM-4
November	USA-191 Badr-4 USA-192
December	Fengyun 2-05 WildBlue 1, AMC-18 STS-116 (ITS P5, SpaceHab LSM, ANDE-MAA, ANDE-FACL, RAFT1, MARScom, MEPSI-2) MEASAT-3 USA-193 TacSat-2, GeneSat Kiku 8 SAR-Lupe 1 Meridian 1 Kosmos 2424, Kosmos 2425, Kosmos 2426 CoRoT
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).

This article about one or more communications satellites is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Badr-4&oldid=1176528924" Categories: ●Communications satellites in geostationary orbit ●Spacecraft launched in 2006 ●Satellites using the Eurostar bus ●Communications satellite stubs Hidden categories: ●Webarchive template wayback links ●All stub articles ●This page was last edited on 22 September 2023, at 09:01 (UTC). ●Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. ●Privacy policy ●About Wikipedia ●Disclaimers ●Contact Wikipedia ●Code of Conduct ●Developers ●Statistics ●Cookie statement ●Mobile view