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Tiba 1 [Airbus]
Tiba-1 is a geostationary communications satellite for the Government of Egypt developed jointly by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and Airbus.
TAS, the leading partner, designed and built the communications payload, featuring a dual mission in Ka-band for secure and broadband communications. Airbus Defence and Space supplied the Eurostar E3000 platform and assembled and tested the spacecraft.
Tiba-1, designed to remain in service in orbit for more than 15 years, will have a launch mass of 5600 kg and an electric power capability of higher than 9 kW.
The satellite will be launched in late 2019 on an Ariane-5ECA rocket.
| Nation: | Egypt |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication, military |
| Operator: | Government of Egypt |
| Contractors: | Thales Alenia Space (prime); Airbus Defence and Space (bus) |
| Equipment: | Ka-band payload |
| Configuration: | Eurostar-3000 |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 5640 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiba 1 | 2019-080A | 26.11.2019 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with Inmarsat-5 F5 |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
References:
- Airbus: Tiba-1 satellite leaves Airbus Defence and Space, 16 October 2019
Further Nilesat missions:
- Nilesat 101, 102 [Eurostar-2000]
- Nilesat 103 [Eurostar-2000+]
- Nilesat 104 [Eurostar-3000]
- Nilesat 104B [Eurostar-3000]
- Nilesat 201 [Spacebus-4000B2]
- Nilesat 301 [Spacebus-4000B2]
