The Journal of Space Commerce

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Airbus to Build BADR-8 Satellite for Arabsat

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Tom Patton
Aug 21, 2020
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Arabsat has awarded a contract to Airbus to build BADR-8, their new generation telecommunications satellite. BADR-8 will replace and increase Arabsat’s capacity and augment its core business at the BADR hotspot 26°E.

The BADR-8 satellite will be based on the Airbus Eurostar Neo electric orbit raising platform giving access to a wide range of launchers. T…

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