Geostationary
NILESAT 201
Arab Broadcasting Hub · NileSat / Egypt
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Egypt's main broadcasting satellite, carrying the highest concentration of Arabic-language TV channels available to viewers across North Africa and the Middle East. NileSat-201 hosts hundreds of Arabic channels at 7°W — an orbital position that has become the primary gateway for Egyptian and Arab television reaching diaspora communities in Europe and the Americas. Egyptian state television, independent channels, and regional broadcasters all use NileSat to reach the massive Arabic-speaking population.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,227–22,257 mi (35,771–35,819 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 36830
- Int’l designator
- 2010-037A
- Launched
- 2010
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.