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BADR-2

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Summary

BADR-2 is a communications satellite[1]. BADR-2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Saudi Arabia[3]
  • Space launch vehicle: Atlas II[4]
  • UTC date of spacecraft launch: October 9, 1998[5]
  • Significant event: rocket launch[6]
  • Replaced by: Eutelsat 70D[7]
  • Start point: Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36[8]

Why It Matters

BADR-2 is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Atlas II communications satellite Eutelsat 70D

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . tbs-satellite.com. tbs-satellite.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3h ago · ~2026-53770-23 · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Satellite", "26703"]
    Replaced by → —
    Start point → Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36
    Utc date of spacecraft launch → +1998-10-09T00:00:00Z
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Country: Saudi Arabia"
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