Nilesat 201

Nilesat 201 is a commercial communications satellite company Nilesat of Egypt.

Nilesat contracted Thales Alenia Space in May 2008 with the construction of the satellite on 4 August 2010 at 22:59 CET with a launcher type Ariane 5 ECA from the rocket launch site in Kourou, French Guiana (along with RASCOM - QAF 1R) in a geostationary orbit was brought.

Nilesat 201 is more direct-to -home television and radio programs available filters ( a total of more than 450 TV programs ) as well as the high-speed data transmission for the reception area in North Africa and the Middle East expand. He should thus complement the existing satellite Nilesat 101, 102 and 103. The satellite is based on the satellite bus Spacebus 4000B2 by EADS Astrium and has 24 Ku -band and four Ka -band transponders. Its launch weight is about 3200 kg. The satellite will be located at 7 ° West and has a life expectancy of about 15 years.