LaunchesRASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201
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RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201
Ariane 5 ECA · Communications
2010Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre
Mission
RASCOM-QAF 1R is a replacement for RASCOM-QAF 1 which suffered a leak and as a result only had a lifespan of 2 years. Providing Africa with telecommunications, covering the whole continent. Nilesat 201 is an Egyptian communications satellite which serves North Africa and the Middle East with Direct to Home TV and radio broadcasting. It operated at 7 degrees West.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Orbit
- GTO
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2