Geostationary
BADR-7 (ARABSAT-6B)
Arab Broadcasting Hub · Arabsat
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A high-power Arabsat satellite reinforcing the 26°E broadcasting neighborhood. Badr-7 provides the capacity needed for high-definition expansion across the Arab satellite TV market — which has been rapidly upgrading from SD to HD channels. The Badr position at 26°E now hosts more satellite channels than any other orbital slot in the world serving the Arab and surrounding regions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,223–22,259 mi (35,765–35,823 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 41029
- Int’l designator
- 2015-065B
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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