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ARABSAT-5C
Regional Arab Communications · Arabsat
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An Arabsat satellite providing capacity specifically focused on Gulf Cooperation Council countries and North Africa. Arabsat-5C carries high-power Ku-band transponders for direct-to-home broadcasting in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, and surrounding countries — serving the Arab world's enormous appetite for satellite television, where per-household TV viewing rates exceed most global averages.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,232–22,252 mi (35,778–35,811 km)
- Inclination
- 0.1°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 37810
- Int’l designator
- 2011-049B
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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