Ariane 5 ECA | Badr-6 & ProtoStar I

Name: Ariane 5 ECA | Badr-6 & ProtoStar I
Start: 2008-07-07T21:47:00Z
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Badr-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.

Mission Details

Launch date: July 7, 2008 at 09:47 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Operator: Arianespace
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission type: Communications