Badr-B satellite

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:communication voice and data
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:Islamabad
gptkbp:country gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:coverage gptkb:Middle_East
gptkbp:data_transmission digital and analog
gptkbp:data_usage up to 45 Mbps
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1994
gptkbp:design 15 years
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:2009
gptkbp:frequency 4 GHz
C-band
6 GHz
gptkbp:home_ground multiple ground stations in Pakistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Badr-B satellite
gptkbp:launch_date 1994-12-16
gptkbp:launch_mass 1,200 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas_IIAS
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:mission telecommunications mission
gptkbp:mission_type commercial
gptkbp:operator Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:geostationary_orbit
gptkb:HS-376
gptkb:Hughes_HS-376
inactive
successful launch
geostationary satellite
first generation
commercial satellite
Badr satellite network
paved the way for future satellites in Pakistan.
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 75° East
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 0 degrees
gptkbp:payload_capacity communications payload
gptkbp:powers 1,000 watts
gptkbp:primary_use gptkb:Telecommunications
gptkbp:ram 36 MHz
gptkbp:release_country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:replaced_by Badr-C satellite
gptkbp:satellite_end decommissioned in 2009
gptkbp:series Badr-A satellite
gptkbp:service gptkb:2009
gptkbp:service_lifetime 15 years
gptkbp:services_provided PTCL
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:successor Badr-C satellite
gptkbp:transponders 12 C-band transponders
gptkbp:weight 1,200 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pakistan_Space_and_Upper_Atmosphere_Research_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7