ARABSAT-7B (BADR-8)
Launch
Launched on May 27, 2023 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | BADR-8 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 12:31 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Arab Satellite Communications Organization
Country
Saudi Arabia
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 27, 2023
Mass
—
Apogee
35,802 km
Perigee
35,787 km
Inclination
0.08°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for ARABSAT-7B (BADR-8) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.4 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35787 × 35802 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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