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| orbit_epoch = 30 October 2013, 02:26:06&nbsp;UTC<ref name="n2yo">{{cite web|url=http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26470|title=NILESAT 102 Satellite details 2000-046B NORAD 26470|work=N2YO|date=30 October 2013|accessdate=29 October 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806054754/http://n2yo.com/satellite/?s=26470|archivedate=6 August 2013|df=}}</ref>
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== Manufacture ==
 
It was manufactured by the European company [[Matra Marconi Space]] ([[Astrium]]). At launch, the spacecraft weighed 1,827&nbsp;kg (fully fuelled). The receiver dish diameter is 50 cm to 75 cm. The transponder output power is 100 W and 12 Ku-band transponders with a bandwidth of 33 MHz. The maximum power consumption is 3.06 kW. The satellite utilizes a three axis stabilization system.<ref name="techinfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.nilesat.com.eg/Satellite/NileSat102/TechnicalInformation.aspx|title=Technica Information|website=Nilesat|access-date=November 6, 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104142015/http://www.nilesat.com.eg/Satellite/NileSat102/TechnicalInformation.aspx|archivedate=November 4, 2016|df=}}</ref> The satellite is powered by two deployable solar arrays, with the power being stored on batteries.<ref name="gunter" />
 
== Launch ==
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=== Operations ===
 
Nilesat 102 is operated by the Egyptian satellite Co. [[Nilesat]], which was established in 1996 with the purpose of operating Egyptian satellites and their associated [[ground control station]] and [[uplink]]ing facilities. The two control centers are located in Cairo and Alexandria.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url = http://www.nilesat.com.eg/AboutUs/MessagefromtheBoard.aspx |title = Message from the Board - Message of the Board of Directors | publisher = Nilesat | accessdate = November 6, 2016 |deadurl = no |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514200730/http://nilesat.com.eg/AboutUs/MessagefromtheBoard.aspx |archivedate = May 14, 2011 |df = }}</ref>
 
The two satellites carried more than 150 TV channels, adding 50 more channels than when only Nilesat 101 was operational. Additional services provided include data transmission, turbo internet, and multicasting operations.<ref name="gunter">{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/nilesat-101.htm|title=Nilesat 101,102|website=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=November 6, 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109232621/http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/nilesat-101.htm|archivedate=November 9, 2016|df=}}</ref>
 
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