RASCOMSTAR QAF-1R is a large communications satellite operated by a multilateral African consortium, operated by RASCOMSTAR. It was launched in 2010 from France into GEO, built by Thales Alenia Space (France), at a recorded cost of $380,000,000. It is currently active in orbit.

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Country: Multilateral
Mission: Communications
Launch year: 2010
Launch country: France
Orbit: GEO
Class: Large
Mass: 3,050 kg
Operator: RASCOMSTAR
Prime contractor: Thales Alenia Space
Manufacture country: France
Built by: Foreign Engineers
Funding source: Insurance
Cost: $380,000,000
Status: Active

Source: Space in Africa research and the Space in Africa Data Hub.

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