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About this launch
With the launch of Nilesat 101 on 28 April 1998, delivering more than 100 digital TV channels as well as radio and multimedia services to more than five million homes over the whole of North Africa from Morocco to the Persian Gulf, Egypt became the first African country to have its own direct TV…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Site
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Rocket and boosterAriane 44P
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44P
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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NILESAT 101 1998-024A | Payload | 36513 × 36713 km · 11.0° | Globe |
| BSAT-1B 1998-024B | Payload | 36087 × 36136 km · 11.8° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44P R/B 1998-024C | Rocket body | re-entered 2001-02-01 | |
| ARIANE DEB [SPELDA] 1998-024D | Debris | re-entered 2001-02-18 |
COSPAR ID 1998-024. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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