Nilesat 301 [Thales Alenia Space]
Official name NILESAT 301
Alternative name Nilesat 301
Cospar ID 2022-061A
Norad ID 52817
Launch date 2022-06-08
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization Egypt
Type application Communication
Operator Nilesat
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.09
Inclination (deg) 0.05
Perigee (km) 35763
Apogee (km) 35810
Eccentricity 0.000656672208793819
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00272267058471
Semi-Major axis (km) 42164.635
Raan (deg) 13.6481
Arg of perigee (deg) 14.4879
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 3938
Height (m) 2.9
Width (m) 1.8
Depth (m) 1.8
Span (m^2) 29.6
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors Thales Alenia Space
Equipment 32 Ku-band transponders, 6 Ka-band transponders
Propulsion S400
Configuration Spacebus-4000B2
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Nilesat 301 is a 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 December 2019 to build the Nilesat 301 satellite, which is scheduled to be launched in January 2022.

The Nilesat 301 satellite, to be launched into Nilesat's 7 ° West slot, will be a Thales Alenia Space Spacebus-4000B2 platform and is expected to weigh 4100 kilograms at launch. It will Ku-band transponders and transponders in Ka-band for direct-to-home television, radio and data-transmissions in the Middle East and North Africa.

The satellite is to replace eventually the Nilesat 201 satellite.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
NILESAT 301 2022-061A 2022-06-08 AFETR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)