A2100

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The A2100 is a satellite bus for communications satellites in geostationary orbit manufactured and sold by Lockheed Martin .

The A2100 is compatible with launch vehicles of the type Atlas III , Atlas V , Delta IV , Ariane 4 , Ariane 5 , Proton , Zenit (also Sea Launch ) and Langer Marsch . The first launch of this design took place on September 8, 1996, when the AMC-1 satellite of GE Americom (now SES Americom ) was brought into orbit. It was developed by a team at Lockheed Martin's research division called Skunk Works .

There are four civil and one military variants of the A2100, which allow a take-off mass between 2,800 and 6,600 kg. The variants differ in terms of their dimensions and electrical power, which is between 1 and 15 kW. The cost of the basic version A2100A is approximately $ 100 million, excluding startup costs.

So far 35 satellites based on the A2100 have been launched, the largest customers are SES SA , JSAT Corporation, EchoStar and Telesat Canada .

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