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Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 158 | Nilesat 301

Nilesat 301 is an Egyptian geostationary communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space on the Spacebus 4000-B2 platform. Its Ku-band payload supports broadcasting across the Middle East and North Africa, while multibeam Ka-band capacity expands broadband coverage over Egypt, southern Africa, and the Nile Basin.

Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 158 | Nilesat 301
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Nilesat 301NILESAT 301Falcon 9 F158
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Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 158 | Nilesat 301
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Nilesat 301 is an Egyptian geostationary communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space on the Spacebus 4000-B2 platform. Its Ku-band payload supports broadcasting across the Middle East and North Africa, while multibeam Ka-band capacity expands broadband coverage over Egypt, southern Africa, and the Nile Basin.
End Date
2022-06-08
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Successfully injected the approximately four-ton Nilesat 301 spacecraft into geosynchronous transfer orbit
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Start Date
2022-06-08
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July 19, 2026 at 18:20:42 UTC
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August 21, 2026 at 17:01:43 UTC

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