ABS 2
| ABS 2 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | February 6, 2014, 9:30 p.m. UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 ECA |
| Launch site | CSG , ELA-3 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2014-006A |
| Takeoff mass | 6,329 kg |
| Dimensions | 8.3 × 3.5 × 3.5 m |
| Span in orbit | 26 m |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems / Loral |
| Satellite bus | LS-1300 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 51 Ku-Band , 6 Ka-Band and 32 C-Band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 16.7 kW (EOL), 12 kW payload |
| Power storage | three lithium-ion batteries |
| position | |
| First position | 75 ° East |
| drive | Engine with monomethylhydrazine (MMH) and dinitrogen tetroxide (NTO) (thrust
455 N) |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
ABS 2 is a commercial communications satellite from Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) based in Bermuda .
He was born on February 6, 2014 at 21:30 UTC with an Ariane 5 ECA - launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou , together with Athena-Fidus started and after 27 minutes in a geostationary transfer orbit exposed (GTO). The satellite has to reach the geostationary orbit (GEO) with its own propulsion from this orbit with a perigee of 150 miles and an apogee of 35,937 miles . The satellite's engine runs on monomethylhydrazine (MMH) and dinitrogen tetroxide (NTO) and develops a thrust of 455 N.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 51 Ku-band -, 6 Ka-band - and 32 C-band transponders , which can serve ten independent footprints and from the position 75 ° East is supposed to be able to communicate with large parts of Europe, Africa and Asia. and supply multimedia offers. It was built on the basis of the LS-1300 satellite bus from Space Systems / Loral (SS / L) and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Web links
- ABS: ABS 2 (English)
- Satepedia: ABS 2 channels (English)
- Satepedia: ABS 2 information (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ABS-2. SS / L, accessed February 10, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Thomas Weyrauch: First Ariane 5 launch in 2014: Two Comsats in space. Raumfahrer.net, February 8, 2014, accessed February 10, 2014 .
- ↑ SSL-Built ABS-2 Satellite Successfully Performs Post-Launch Maneuvers. SS / L, February 7, 2014, accessed February 10, 2014 .
- ↑ ARIANESPACE LAUNCHES TWO TELECOM SATELLITES VA217. (No longer available online.) Arianespace, archived from the original on February 22, 2014 ; accessed on February 10, 2014 .