Nilesat 201

{{Short description|Egyptian communications satellite}}

{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = Nilesat 201

| image =

| image_caption =

| mission_type = Communications

| operator = Nilesat

| website =

| COSPAR_ID = 2010-037A

| SATCAT = 36830

| mission_duration = 15 years

| spacecraft_bus = Spacebus 4000B2

| manufacturer = Thales Alenia Space

| launch_mass = {{convert|3200|kg|lb}}

| power = 5,700 watts

| launch_date = {{start-date|4 August 2010, 20:59|timezone=yes}} UTC

| launch_rocket = Ariane 5ECA V196

| launch_site = Kourou ELA-3

| launch_contractor = Arianespace

| entered_service =

| disposal_type =

| deactivated =

| orbit_epoch = 29 October 2013, 04:04:54 UTC{{cite web|url=http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=36830|title=NILESAT 201 Satellite details 2010-037A NORAD 36830|work=N2YO|date=29 October 2013|access-date=29 October 2013}}

| orbit_reference = Geocentric

| orbit_regime = Geostationary

| orbit_periapsis = {{convert|35765|km|mi}}

| orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|35819|km|mi}}

| orbit_inclination = 0.04 degrees

| orbit_period = 23.93 hours

| orbit_longitude = 7° West

| apsis = gee

| trans_band = 24 Ku-band (Linear)
4 Ka-band (Circular){{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Nilesat 201 Technical Info|url=https://www.flysat.com/en/satinfo/nilesat-201|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428192724/https://www.flysat.com/en/satinfo/nilesat-201|archive-date=April 28, 2022|access-date=|page=|website=www.flysat.com|language=en}}

| trans_frequency =

| trans_bandwidth = 33 MHz, 54 MHz

| trans_capacity =

| trans_coverage = MENA

| trans_TWTA =

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| trans_HPBW =

| previous_mission = Nilesat 103

| next_mission = Nilesat 301

}}

Nilesat 201, is an Egyptian communications satellite, which was launched on 4 August 2010.{{cite web|title=Rocket launched in French Guiana with 2 communication satellites to serve Africa, Middle East|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5huow01Chi-mcMujGAzjRwx8rcDMg|publisher=The Associated Press (CP)|access-date=5 August 2010}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web|title=Arianespace... Rascom-QAF1R and Nilesat 201...Locked, Loaded and Launched! |url=http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=764149170|publisher=Satnews Daily|access-date=5 August 2010}}

Nilesat 201 will enable the Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat to deliver digital Direct to Home (DTH) TV and radio broadcasting and high-speed data transmission services to North Africa and the Middle East starting in September 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.thalesgroup.com/Press_Releases/Markets/Space/2010/Two_Thales_Alenia_Space_communications_satellites_arrive_at_launch_site/ |title=Two Thales Alenia Space communications satellites arrive at launch site |access-date=2010-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724025243/http://www.thalesgroup.com/Press_Releases/Markets/Space/2010/Two_Thales_Alenia_Space_communications_satellites_arrive_at_launch_site/ |archive-date=2010-07-24 }} Thales Alenia Space Press Release, Cannes, June 30, 2010 It was built by Thales Alenia Space in the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center, and is based on the Spacebus 4000B2 satellite bus. It will be operated in geosynchronous orbit, at a longitude of 7° West. The spacecraft has a design life of 15 years and a mass at launch of 3.2 tonnes. It is powered by solar arrays which will generate 5.9 kilowatts of electricity at the end of the spacecraft's design life. It will carry 40 transponders, of which 24 will be K_u band for broadcasting, and 4 will be K_a band. Nilesat 201 was launched by an Ariane 5ECA rocket at 20:59 UTC on 4 August 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v196/index.html|title=Ariane 5 rocket powers African satellites to orbit|last=Clark|first=Stephen|date=4 August 2010|work=Ariane Launch Report|publisher=Spaceflight Now|access-date=9 August 2010}}