Arabsat 2B

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General

Designation	24652 / 96063A
Launch date	13 Nov 1996
Country of origin	Arab States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	30.5°E
Launch vehicle	Ariane V92

Experienced a failure on 26 Sep 2007, which interrupted the service. It was restored within 2 days. It went inclined at that time.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 13 Nov 1996	Jul 2010	30.5°E
Aug 2010	Dec 2011	20°E
Jan 2012	Jan 2013	34.5°E, inclined

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End of life

Out of service	Jan 2013
Cause	sent to the junk orbit

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

Specifications
C-band
Ku-band

C-band transponder frequency chart
Ku-band transponder frequency chart

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

C-band
Ku-band

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