DSN-2
| DSN-2 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | January 23, 2017 at 7:44 UTC |
| Launcher | H-IIA |
| Launch site | Tanegashima YLP-1 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2017-005A |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) |
| Satellite bus | DS-2000 |
| lifespan | at least 15 years |
| operator | DSN |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | X-band transponder |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 15 kW |
| position | |
| First position | not published |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
DSN-2 is a military communications satellite owned by the Japanese DSN Corporation , a joint venture between the SKY Perfect JSAT Group , NEC and NTT Communications . After launch, the satellite was renamed Kirameki 2.
It was placed in geostationary orbit on January 23, 2017 at 7:44 UTC by an H-IIA launcher from the Tanegashima rocket launch site. It is the first satellite from DSN Corporation and is expected to provide military communications services to the Japanese Armed Forces JSDF until at least 2030. DSN actually wanted to offer part of the communication payload of JSAT's Superbird 8 (Superbird B3) as DSN-1 from March 2016 , which was planned to be launched in December 2015 with an Ariane 5. The launch was delayed to mid-2016 and the satellite was damaged while it was being transported to Kourou. It is currently being repaired and is not expected to start until 2018. This makes DSN-2 the company's first active satellite. The contract with the Japanese Ministry of Defense for the construction and operation of a satellite communication system in the X-band was announced on January 15, 2013 by DSN Corporation. According to information from Japan, the joint venture allegedly uses exclusively private capital to finance the program, which has a total cost of around 1.1 billion US dollars.
The satellite is equipped with X-band - transponders equipped. It was built on the basis of the DS-2000 satellite bus from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) and has a planned service life of at least 15 years.
Individual evidence
- ↑ SpaceFlight101: DSN-2 Satellite , accessed March 25, 2017
- ↑ a b NASASpaceFlight.com: Japanese H-IIA rocket launches DSN-2 military satellite | NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed March 25, 2017
- ↑ raumfahrer.net: Japan: New military Comsat DSN 2 in space , accessed on March 25, 2017