Communications
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialBadr-6 is a satellite as part of the fourth generation of Arab communication satellites. It is inteded to create an integration of social and cultaral activities among the Arab League countries. Protostar I is a satellite built by SSL and operated at 98.5 degrees East providing communications.
Orbital Attempt
#4,919
ASA Mission
#179
Pad Launch
#40
Location Launch
#193
Designator
2008-034
Jul 7, 2008, 9:47 PM
1 update
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Jul 7, 2008, 6:47 PM
Total Launches
334
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903
