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Arabsat 5B (Badr 5)

Spacecraft propulsion supplied by ArianeGroup

Arabsat 5B (Badr 5)
ArabsatArabsat 5B Category Communication
Operator Arabsat
Orbit GEO
Sat position 26° E
Launch date Planned in 2009
Launch mass 5420 kg
Design life 15 years
Launcher Ariane 5 ECA
Satellite / Bus Eurostar 3000
Manufacturer Astrium - prime
Thales Alenia Space - payload

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Propulsion Responsibility:
bullet 14 x 10 N biprop thrusters, S10-21
bullet Propellant Tank, E3000LX
bullet 17 x Pyrovalves
bullet 13 x Fill & Drain valves
Bipropellant tank. Pyrovalve
Propellant fill and drain valve. 10 N bipropellant thruster.

 

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