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1100:Kosmos 1628
1095:Kosmos 1627
1090:Kosmos 1626
1085:Kosmos 1625
1075:Kosmos 1624
1070:Kosmos 1623
1060:Kosmos 1622
1055:Kosmos 1621
1050:Kosmos 1620
1045:Kosmos 1619
1040:Kosmos 1618
1035:Kosmos 1617
1030:Kosmos 1616
1006:EASE/ACCESS
919:Kosmos 1686
846:Kosmos 1669
820:Progress 24
814:SPARTAN-101
462:(in Arabic)
383:Arianespace
361:Arab States
279:Inclination
209:Deactivated
190:Arianespace
172:Launch site
154:Launch date
125:Launch mass
1688:Categories
1222:Prognoz 10
913:Soyuz T-14
906:Spacenet 3
810:Telstar 3D
806:Arabsat-1B
790:Soyuz T-13
773:Telecom 1B
687:Arabsat-1A
446:References
341:Arabsat-1A
253:19.0° East
234:Geocentric
212:March 1992
186:Contractor
19:Arabsat-1A
1670:underline
998:Satcom K2
994:Aussat A2
990:Morelos 2
898:September
880:Aussat A1
802:Morelos 1
524:"Arabsat"
411:longitude
385:using an
349:عربسات-A1
326:25 C-Band
250:Longitude
55:1985-015A
49:COSPAR ID
1025:Sakigake
985:STS-61-B
977:November
962:STS-61-A
941:STS-51-J
888:Leasat 4
875:STS-51-I
852:STS-51-F
797:STS-51-G
746:STS-51-B
739:Leasat 3
730:STS-51-D
675:February
660:STS-51-C
418:See also
399:Spacebus
387:Ariane 3
324:2 S-band
273:35849 km
263:33911 km
166:Ariane 3
133:Dry mass
38:Operator
1674:italics
1542:Unnamed
1413:Unnamed
1307:Unnamed
1196:Unnamed
1016:Unknown
933:October
768:GStar-1
735:Anik C1
652:January
128:1170 kg
85:7 years
70:SATCAT
42:Arabsat
1613:USA-14
1608:USA-13
1397:Suisei
956:USA-10
950:USA-12
946:USA-11
867:August
841:Giotto
708:Geosat
644:1986 →
629:← 1984
585:5 July
557:
534:5 July
507:5 July
484:5 July
395:Kourou
345:Arabic
289:Period
240:Regime
176:Kourou
162:Rocket
136:532 kg
1440:ECS-3
1018:month
967:GLOMR
884:ASC-1
751:Nusat
722:April
701:March
682:USA-9
665:USA-8
409:at a
391:ELA-1
299:Epoch
180:ELA-1
77:15560
834:July
782:June
637:1985
587:2009
555:ISBN
536:2009
509:2009
486:2009
321:Band
283:0.2°
1002:OEX
857:PDP
761:May
393:at
104:Bus
72:no.
1690::
1004:,
1000:,
996:,
992:,
948:,
886:,
882:,
812:,
808:,
804:,
737:,
468:^
347::
178:,
1008:)
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969:)
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952:)
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890:)
878:(
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855:(
816:)
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753:)
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613:t
606:v
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538:.
511:.
488:.
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