Badr-4 launched 8th November 2006 (launched as Arabsat-4b
Badr 6 launched 7th July 2008
Badr-5 launched 3rd June 2010 (also called Arabsat 5a
Badr-7 launched 10th November 2015 (also called Arabsat-6a
Badr-8 launched 27th May 2023 (also called Arabsat-7a
Search Satellite Database
ARABSAT 7B (BADR 8)
NORAD ID: 56757 LOCAL TIME: 14:21:48 UTC: 13:21:48 LATITUDE: -14.64 LONGITUDE: -27.39 ALTITUDE [km]: 22030.70 ALTITUDE [mi]: 13689.24 SPEED [km/s]: 3.75 SPEED [mi/s]: 2.33 AZIMUTH: 208.1 SSW ELEVATION: +6.9 RIGHT ASCENSION: 05h 19m 42s DECLINATION: -27° 49' 57'' Local Sidereal Time: 07h 27m 07s The satellite is in day light SATELLITE PERIOD: 1457m
Will Badr-8 be the replacement for Badr-4 ?
https://www.arabsat.com/english/med...ellite-contract-with-airbus-defense-and-space
It Looks like Badr-4 has already reach end of life in geostationary orbit in by 2021.
Arabsat 4A, 4B, 4AR / Badr 1, 4, 6
Footprints for Badr-8
https://www.arabsat.com/the-fleet/26east/badr-8/
Badr-8 @ 26E
Ku-band DOWNLINK FOOTPRINTS
FSS-MENA = Middle East, North Africa
FSS-EMENA = Europe,Middle East, North Africa
BSS-MENA = Middle East, North Africa
BSS-EMENA = Europe,Middle East, North Africa
BSS-N_WEST AFRICA
BSS-C.ASIA
C-band (Global) Beam Downlink
https://www.arabsat.com/the-fleet/26east/badr-8/
Badr-8 is designed to replace and expand Arabsat’s C-band and Ku-band capacity across Europe, Middle East, Africa, and central Asia over its 15-year design life.
Arabsat 7B (Badr 8)
Airbus has been contracted by Arabsat, one of the worldÂs top satellite operators, to build Badr-8, their new generation telecommunications satell...
space.skyrocket.de
https://www.flysat.com/en/satinfo/badr-6
https://www.flysat.com/en/satinfo/badr-4
An estimate of the Badr-8 transponders 80 Ku band & 40 C band
Nothing found on line atm if anyone knows better then please let us know.
https://www.n2yo.com/?s=56757
The TLE is incorrect... it is about 27°E. from a very reliable source,
It is likely that carrier tests will begin soon.
TLE now corrected for Badr-8 Real time satellite tracking for: ARABSAT 7B (BADR 8)
ARABSAT 7B (BADR 8)
NORAD ID: 56757 LOCAL TIME: 09:29:47 UTC: 08:29:47 LATITUDE: -0.01 LONGITUDE: 26.99 ALTITUDE [km]: 35791.17 ALTITUDE [mi]: 22239.6 SPEED [km/s]: 3.07 SPEED [mi/s]: 1.91 AZIMUTH: 146.8 SE ELEVATION: +25.8 RIGHT ASCENSION: 10h 50m 48s DECLINATION: -08° 12' 36'' Local Sidereal Time: 08h 53m 14s The satellite is in day light SATELLITE PERIOD: 1440m
Update:-
BADR-8 will also include the innovative Airbus developed TELEO optical communications payload demonstrator. This payload will enable very high capacity analogue optical feeder link communications, as part of the development by Airbus of a new generation of optical communications technology in space to be integrated in its future commercial products, which is highly robust against jamming.
Khalid Balkheyour, President/CEO of Arabsat said: “BADR-8 satellite will be joining our Badr-network at Arabsat 26° East hotspot. BADR-8 will carry massive satellite transponders for satellite TV broadcasting, satellite telecommunications and information exchanging services in Ku-band / C– band that will enhance Arabsat’s satellite fleet capacities and ensure updated and developed services for years to come,
reinforcing Arabsat leading role in the Middle East for satellite TV broadcasting & satellite telecoms. Arabsat’s investment in BADR-8 will reach about $300 million including launch, insurance and ground infrastructures.”
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