Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2

Success Arianespace, Ariane 44L

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Mission

Communications · Direct-GEO

Arabsat 2B and MEASAT 2 are Saudi Arabian and Malaysian communications satellites.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbit
ARABSAT-2B 1996-063A Payload 36009 × 36052 km · 10.8° Globe
AFRICASAT-2 (MEASAT-2) 1996-063B Payload 35933 × 35989 km · 12.4° Globe
ARIANE 44L R/B 1996-063C Rocket body 338 × 33442 km · 4.4° Globe
ARIANE DEB [SPELDA] 1996-063D Debris re-entered 2003-08-21

COSPAR ID 1996-063. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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