<Customer Information>

ARABSAT Corporation
PO Box 1038 (Diplomatic Quarters) Riyadh 11431 Saudi Arabia

Engineering Services Center (ESC) Tel: +966-1-482-0000 Fax: +966-1-483-0941 e-mail: support@arabsat.com www.arabsat.com

Satellite and Transponder Information

Satellite: Longitude [deg E]: Transponder ID: Bandwidth [MHz]: Nominal Input Backoff [dB]: Nominal Output Backoff [dB]: Transponder Operating Mode: ARABSAT 5A 30.50 Ku-13E 36.0 -7.3 -3.1 Multi-Carrier

Uplink Information
Beam Name: Begin Freq [MHz]: Center Freq [MHz]: End Freq [MHz]: Beam-Peak SFD [dBW/m^2]: Beam-Peak G/T [dB/K]: Polarization: East-V
13,912.00 13,930.00 13,948.00

Downlink Information
Beam Name: East-H Begin Freq [MHz]: 12,665.00 Center Freq [MHz]: 12,683.00 End Freq [MHz]: 12,701.00 Saturation Beam-Peak EIRP [dBW]: 53.3 Operational Beam-Peak EIRP [dBW]: 50.2 Polarization: Horizontal

Key Status Indicators

Overall Sys Margin Availability U/L EIRP Lim D/L PFD Lim Xpdr Power Xpdr BW

-86.2 7.6 Vertical

R R R R R R R

Carrier Information
Carrier ID: Carrier Type: Uplink Center Frequency [MHz]: Downlink Center Frequency [MHz]: Number of Carriers: Activity Factor [%]: Information Rate [Mbit/s]: Overhead [Mbit/s]: Composite Data Rate [Mbit/s]: FEC or Turbo Code Rate: RS Code (n,k): Effective Code Rate: Modulation Type: Number of Bits Per Symbol: Noise Bandwidth [MHz]: Filter Roll-off Factor Bandwidth Allocation Factor: Allocated Bandwidth [MHz]: Required Clear-Sky Eb/No [dB]: Required Rain-Degraded Eb/No [dB]: Required Link Availability [%]: Other Losses [dB]: Required System Margin [dB]: Almirbid Digital 13,930.0000 12,683.0000 1 100% 1.0240 0.0000 1.0240 3/4 (204,188) 0.69118 QPSK 2 0.7408 0.35 1.35 1.0000 5.5 5.5 99.900% 2.0 0.0

Uplink Calculations
E/S HPA Rating [dBW]: E/S HPA Operation Loss [dB]: E/S HPA OBO (per-carrier) [dB]: UPC Power Boost [dB]: Effective E/S HPA OBO (per-carrier) [dB]: Power at HPA Output Flange [dBW]: E/S HPA C/IM [dB]: Uplink Feed Loss [dB]: Power at Antenna Input Flange [dBW]: Uplink Antenna Gain [dBi]: Uplink EIRP [dBW]: Radome Loss [dB]: Effective Uplink EIRP [dBW]: Uplink Free Space Loss [dB]: Uplink Miscellaneous Losses [dB]: Uplink Propagation Loss Margin [dB]: Uplink Availability [% / yr]: Gain of 1m^2 Antenna [dBi]: Carrier FD From Direction of Uplink E/S [dBW/m^2]: Transponder SFD from Beam-Peak [dBW/m^2]: Uplink Aspect Correction [dB]: Transponder SFD from Direction of Tx E/S [dBW/m^2]: Carrier Input Backoff [dB]: Transponder Beam-Peak G/T [dB/K]: Transponder G/T in Direction of Tx E/S [dB/K]: Uplink Thermal Noise C/N [dB]: Uplink Co-Channel Interference (CCI) C/I [dB]: Uplink Adjacent Satellite Interference (ASI) C/I [dB]:

Clear 8.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.1 25.0 0.5 7.6 43.0 50.6 0.0 50.6 206.7 0.0 0.2 0.000% 44.3 -112.0 -86.2 2.0 -84.2 -27.8 7.6 5.6 19.2 27.0 30.0 Clear 53.3 51.9 4.2 -23.6 29.7 1.4 28.3 17.5 27.0 Clear 205.9 0.0 0.2 0.000% 23.2 15.3 27.0 25.0 Clear 11.4 2.0 9.4 6.9 8.0 5.5 Achieved Achieved C/W CW & Rain 2.5 0.0 99.901%

Rain Up 8.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.1 25.0 0.5 7.6 43.0 50.6 0.0 50.6 206.7 0.0 2.8 99.943% 44.3 -114.6 -86.2 2.0 -84.2 -30.4 7.6 5.6 16.6 24.4 27.4 Rain Up 53.3 51.9 4.2 -26.2 27.1 1.4 25.8 14.9 24.4 Rain Up 205.9 0.0 0.2 0.000% 23.2 12.7 24.4 22.4 Rain Up 8.9 2.0 6.9 6.9 5.5 5.5

Rain Dn 8.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.1 25.0 0.5 7.6 43.0 50.6 0.0 50.6 206.7 0.0 0.2 0.000% 44.3 -112.0 -86.2 2.0 -84.2 -27.8 7.6 5.6 19.2 27.0 30.0 Rain Dn 53.3 51.9 4.2 -23.6 29.7 1.4 28.3 17.5 27.0 Rain Dn 205.9 0.0 2.6 99.957% 21.0 10.7 27.0 25.0 Rain Dn 8.9 2.0 6.9 6.9 5.5 5.5

Transmit E/S Information

Name: City / Country: Latitude [deg N]: Longitude [deg E]: Altitude [m]: Range to Satellite [km]: True Azimuth [deg]: True Elevation [deg]: Magnetic Azimuth [deg]: Effective (Refracted) Elevation [deg]: HPA Rating [W]: HPA Operating Mode: HPA Operation Loss [dB]: UPC Type: UPC Dynamic Range [dB]: Uplink Feed Loss [dB]: Diameter / Effective Aperture [m]: Efficiency [%]: Antenna Gain (at Cxr Uplink Freq) [dBi]: Radome Loss [dB]: Antenna Uplink Mispointing Loss[dB]: Uplink Depolarization Loss Other Uplink Losses [dB]: Uplink Aspect Correction [dB]: Al Basrah (Basra) -/Iraq 30.5199 47.8237 100 37,090.6 211.7 49.9 208.2 49.9 7.3 Single-Carrier 0.5 N/A 0.0 0.5 1.2 65% 43.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0

Transponder Calculations
Xpdr Dlk Saturation EIRP Towards Beam-Peak [dBW]: Xpdr Dlk Saturation EIRP Towards Receive E/S [dBW]: Carrier OBO - IBO Delta [dB]: Carrier Output Backoff [dB]: Carrier Downlink EIRP Towards Beam-Peak[dB]: Downlink Aspect Correction [dB]: Carrier Downlink EIRP (Towards Receive E/S) [dBW]: Transponder HPA Intermodulation C/IM [dB]: Adjacent Carrier Interference (ACI) C/I [dB]:

Downlink Calculations
Downlink Free Space Loss [dB]: Downlink Miscellaneous Losses [dB]: Downlink Propagation Loss Margin [dB]: Downlink Availability [% / yr]: Effective Rx E/S G/T [dB/K]: Downlink Thermal Noise C/N [dB]: Downlink Co-Channel Interference C/I [dB]: Downlink Adjacent Satellite Interference C/I [dB]:

Receive E/S Information

Name: Al Basrah (Basra)_1 * City / Country: -/Iraq Latitude [deg N]: 30.5199 Longitude [deg E]: 47.8237 Altitude [m]: 100 Range to Satellite [km]: 37,090.6 True Azimuth [deg]: 211.7 True Elevation [deg]: 49.9 Magnetic Azimuth [deg]: 208.2 Effective (Refracted) Elevation [deg]: 49.9 Radome Loss [dB]: 0.0 Diameter / Effective Aperture [m]: 1.8 Efficiency [%]: 65% Antenna Gain (at Cxr Downlink Freq) [dBi]: 45.7 Downlink Feed Loss [dB]: 0.5 Antenna Noise Temperature [K]: 51.7 LNA Noise Temperature [K]: 80.0 Ambient Temperature [K]: 290.0 System Noise Temperature (Clear-Sky) [K]: 160.0 Effective G/T (Clear-Sky) [dB/K]: 23.2 Antenna Downlink Mispointing Loss [dB]: 0.0 Downlink Depolarization Loss [dB]: Other Downlink Losses [dB]: Downlink Aspect Correction [dB]: 0.0 0.0 1.4

Performance Summary
Carrier Total C/N [dB]: Miscellaneous Losses [dB]: Predicted C/N [dB]: Required C/N [dB]: Predicted Eb/No [dB]: Required Eb/No [dB]:

Feasibility Analysis
System Margin [dB]: Required Link Availability [% / yr]:

Required Satisfied? 0.0 YES 99.900% YES

Uplink Off-Axis EIRP Margin

Effective Carrier U/L Boresight EIRP [dBW]:50.6 Off-Axis Analysis Angle [deg]: 3.0 Antenna Off-Axis Gain [dBi]: 20.1 Carrier U/L Off-Axis EIRP [dBW]: 27.7 ITU Off-Axis EIRP Limit [dBW]: 39.7 Off-Axis EIRP Limit Margin [dB]: 12.0

Downlink PFD Margin

Carrier D/L EIRP at Beam Peak [dBW]: 29.7 Assumed Angle of Arrival [deg]: 5.0 Path Loss Towards Ang Arr [dB]: 207.8 PFD at Earth's Surface [dBW/m^2]: -134.6 ITU RR-28 Limit [dBW/m^2]: -125.3 PFD Margin [dB]: 9.3

Noise Analysis
E/S HPA IM Uplink Thermal Noise Uplink CCI Uplink ASI Xpdr HPA IM ACI Downlink Thermal Noise Downlink CCI Downlink ASI Total Noise

Percent of Total [%]

Clear 2.5% 9.4% 1.5% 0.8% 13.8% 1.5% 22.9% 1.5% 2.5% 56.4% Rain Up 2.5% 17.0% 2.8% 1.4% 24.9% 2.8% 41.4% 2.8% 4.4% 100.0% Rain Dn 2.5% 9.4% 1.5% 0.8% 13.8% 1.5% 66.2% 1.5% 2.5% 99.7%

C/I or C/IM or C/N [dB]

Clear 25.0 19.2 27.0 30.0 17.5 27.0 15.3 27.0 25.0 11.4 Rain Up 25.0 16.6 24.4 27.4 14.9 24.4 12.7 24.4 22.4 8.9 Rain Dn 25.0 19.2 27.0 30.0 17.5 27.0 10.7 27.0 25.0 8.9

Bandwidth Analysis
Allocated Bandwidth [MHz/%]: Power Equivalent Bandwidth [MHz/%]: Leased Bandwidth [MHz/%]: Capacity Optimal / BW / PWR Limited: 1.0000 0.3213 1.0000 2.78% 0.89% 2.78% BW Limited

Cxr Almirbid

Generating using Link Analysis Program (LINK) Optimal Satcom, Inc. (www.optimalsatcom.com)

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