Channels /Coverage | Ku-Band | 50 installed channels, up to 38 active channels: · 26 Standard BSS · 12 Extended (BSS + WRC-15) Frequency Plan: · Uplink: o Ku BSS for MENA and SPOA : 17.3 - 18.1 GHz o Ku WRC-15 for MENA: 14.5 - 14.75 GHz · Downlink: o Ku BSS for MENA and SPOA : 11.7 -12.5 GHz o Ku WRC-15 for MENA and NB : 13.4 - 13.65 GHz Coverage : · Middle East and North Africa (MENA, Rx+Tx) · South Part of Africa (SPOA, Rx+Tx) · Nile Basin (NB, Tx only) | |||||||
Ka-Band | Total Capacity: ~ 9.2 Gbps · ~6.2 Gbps FWD Througput · ~3 Gbps RTN Througput 8 single Ka-band TWT : · 6 active ( 4 in FWD and 2 in RTN) · 2 redundant Ka FSS Broadband Mission with 12 spots : · 11 Users spots · 1 Gateway+User spot Frequency Plan: · Forward:
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Coverage: 12 Rx+Tx spots of 0.6° class over Egypt | ||||||||
Jamming Mitigation | Protected BSS uplink channels for jamming mitigation Coverage : Middle East and North Africa (MENA) | ||||||||
Lifetime operational after LEOP/IOT | ~ 17.5 years with Falcon 9 Launcher | ||||||||
Satellite Mass | Dry mass ~ 1642.7 kg Maximum Launch mass ~ 3900 kg | ||||||||
Orbital Position | 7.0° W (co_located with N201) | ||||||||
PLATFORM Model | SPACEBUS 4000B2 |