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Designator id: 1996-040A

Description of ARABSAT 2A Satellite:

Arabsat 2A was a geosynchronous communications satellite of the 21-nation ARABSAT consortium and was launched by an Ariane 44L rocket from the Kourou center in French Guiana. The spacecraft provided radio and TV communications to the Middle East and neighboring countries.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 1996-07-09
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 2100.0 kg

Funding Agencies:
Arabsat Satellite Communications (International)

Disciplines:
Communications

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 23948U 96040A   12337.23483714  .00000028  00000-0  10000-3 0  7333
2 23948 009.3966 051.9019 0005550 298.5365 061.3229 00.99226531 59801

Last TLE update on :2012-12-03

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