Q: What is Nilesat 101 used for?

A: Nilesat 101 is used for broadcasting television and radio signals across the Middle East and North Africa. It supports direct-to-home (DTH) and cable distribution platforms.

Q: When was Nilesat 101 launched?

A: Nilesat 101 was launched on April 28, 1998, from the ELA-2 launch site at Kourou, French Guiana.

Q: Who owns and operates Nilesat 101?

A: Nilesat 101 is owned and operated by Nilesat, an Egyptian satellite communications company founded in July 1996.

Nilesat 101

Egyptian communication satellite

Vehicle communications_satellite Q1749827

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Instance of: communications satellite, artificial satellite of the Earth^[2]
Launch date: 1998-04-28
Launch vehicle: Ariane 44P
Manufacturer: Matra Marconi Space^[4]
Operator: Nilesat^[3]
Satellite of: geostationary orbit
Significant event: rocket launch^[8]
Space launch vehicle: Ariane 44P^[5]
Start point: ELA-2^[9]
Type of orbit: geostationary orbit^[6]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: April 28, 1998^[7]

🏷️ Also known as

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Image (Wikimedia Commons): Nilesat.png ↗
COSPAR ID: 1998-024A
Freebase ID: /m/0dw6rh
SCN: 25311

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Instance of 2

communications satellite, artificial satellite of the Earth

Manufacturer 1

Matra Marconi Space

Operator 1

Nilesat

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Ariane 44P

Start point 1

ELA-2

Type of orbit 1

geostationary orbit

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Summary

Nilesat 101 is a communications satellite^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Nilesat 101 — instance of (P31): artificial satellite of the Earth. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Nilesat 101 — operator (P137): Nilesat. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Nilesat 101 — manufacturer (P176): Matra Marconi Space. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Nilesat 101 — space launch vehicle (P375): Ariane 44P. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Nilesat 101 — type of orbit (P522): geostationary orbit. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Nilesat 101 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): April 28, 1998. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Nilesat 101 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Nilesat 101 — start point (P1427): ELA-2. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Nilesat 101 is an instance of communications satellite (Q149918) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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