Arsat-2
| Arsat-2 | |
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| Start date | September 30, 2015 at 20:30 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 ECA |
| Launch site | Center Spatial Guyanais ELA-3 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2015-054B |
| Takeoff mass | 2977 kg |
| Dimensions | 2.9 × 1.8 × 2.2 m |
| Span in orbit | 16.5 m |
| Manufacturer | INVAP |
| Satellite bus | Arsat-3K |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | AR-Sat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 26 Ku-band and 10 C-band transponders |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 4.6 kW (EOL) |
| position | |
| First position | 81 ° west |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Arsat-2 is a commercial communications satellite of the Argentine AR-Sat (Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima).
It was launched into geostationary orbit on September 30, 2015 at 20:30 UTC with an Ariane 5 ECA launcher from the Center Spatial Guyanais rocket launch site (together with NBN Co 1A ) .
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 26 Ku-band and 10 C-band transponders and is supposed to provide television and internet from the position 81 ° West from North and South America. It was built by INVAP on the basis of the Arsat-3K satellite bus (with Airbus Defense and Space supplying various components and Thales Alenia Space supplying the communication payload) and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Spaceflight101: ARSAT-2 , accessed October 4, 2015
- ↑ Spaceflight101: Sky Muster & ARSAT-2 begin Climb to Geostationary Orbit , accessed on October 4, 2015
- ↑ arianespace.com: VA226-launchkit ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 4, 2015
