Nilesat 201 is an Egyptian geostationary communication satellite operating in Ku- and Ka-bands.
Telecommunications satellite operator Nilesat Co. of Egypt has selected Thales Alenia
Space of France and Italy in May 2008 to build the Nilesat 201 satellite,
which is scheduled to be launched in early 2010 aboard a European Ariane 5 rocket.
The Nilesat 201 satellite, to be launched into Nilesat's 7 ° West slot, will be a
Thales Alenia Space Spacebus-4000B2
platform and is expected to weigh 3,200 kilograms at launch and deliver 5.7 kilowatts of
power to the payload. It will carry 28 Ku-band transponders and four transponders in
Ka-band for direct-to-home television, radio and data-transmissions in the Middle East and
North Africa.
The satellite is expected to retire in 2028. It will be replaced by Nilesat 301.
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