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ARABSAT 1A

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.0 hours, on an orbit tilted 11.7° from the equator, between 35,702 and 35,914 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ARABSAT 1A

ARABSAT 1A is a satellite from AB, launched on Feb 8, 1985 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 19°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Arabsat-1A · derelict Saudi communications satellite

Operated by
Arab Satellite Communications Organization
Built by
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, Aérospatiale
Mass
532 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 14 days its lowest point went from 35,653 km to 35,651 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,70035,80035,900

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.