Ciel 2
| Ciel 2 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | December 10, 2008 |
| Launcher | Proton 288 |
| Launch site | Baikonur |
| Takeoff mass | 5561 kg |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
| Satellite bus | Spacebus 4000 C4 |
| lifespan | 16 years |
| operator | Ciel Satellite Group |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 32 Ku band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 10600 W |
| position | |
| First position | 129 ° west |
| Actual position | 129 ° west |
| drive | Four SPT-100 plasma thrusters |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Ciel 2 is the second communications satellite from the Canadian Ciel Satellite Group .
The contract to build the satellite was awarded to Alcatel Alenia Space, later Thales Alenia Space , on March 17, 2006 . Ciel 2 is based on the Spacebus 4000 C4 satellite bus and was the largest and most advanced satellite on this platform at the time.
The kg at the start of 5561 satellite with 32 Ku-band - transponders with traveling wave tubes equipped and a capacity of 100 to 200 watts and with a power supply with output of 10.6 kilowatts. It can send its signals regionally as well as via spot beam. As position control four are plasma thrusters of the type SPT-100 is used.
The satellite was launched on December 10, 2008 by service provider ILS at 13:43 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a Proton-M / Breeze-M launcher and placed in geostationary orbit at 129 ° West.
From there it supplies North America (Canada and the USA) with television offerings in NTSC and HDTV resolution. The main tenant is the pay-TV company DISH Network . The service life is estimated at 16 years.
Web links
- Ciel Satellite: Ciel Satellite Group Website (English)
- ILS Launch: Ciel-2 Mission Control (English)
- Gunter's Space Page: Ciel 2 (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gunter Krebs: Ciel 2. In: Gunter's Space Page. January 28, 2014, accessed March 21, 2014 .
- ↑ ILS Proton Successfully Launches Ciel II Satellite. ILS, December 10, 2008, accessed March 21, 2014 .