36831 - RASCOM-QAF 1R

Rascom QAF 1R, an African communications satellite, was launched on 04 August 2010 from Kourou at 20:59 UT. The satellite was launched by an Ariane 5 rocket and weighed 3,050 kg. It carries 12 C-band and eight Ku-band transponders providing television, telephone, and internet services across Africa. Rascom-QAF 1R entered service at 2.85 degrees E longitude and replaced the nearly identical satellite, Rascom QAF 1, that experienced a helium leak after it was launched in 2007.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2010-08-04
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana