SES-2
| SES-2 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | September 21, 2011, 21:38 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 |
| Launch site | Center Spatial Guyanais |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2011-049B |
| Takeoff mass | 3200 kg |
| Dimensions | 4.9 m × 3.3 m × 2.30 m |
| Span in orbit | 23.6 m |
| Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Satellite bus | STAR 2.4 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis |
| operator | SES SA |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 C-Band + 24 Ku-Band (two 16-for-12 SSPA or TWTA) |
| Transponder performance | 20 W in the Ku band and 90 W in the C band |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 6 kW (EOL) |
| position | |
| First position | 82 ° East |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
SES-2 is a commercial communications satellite from the Luxembourg company SES SA
It was placed in geostationary orbit with Arabsat 5C on September 21, 2011 at 21:38:00 UTC with an Ariane 5 launcher from the Center Spatial Guyanais rocket launch site in Kourou . The start was delayed by a day, as employees of the Italian company TELESPAZIO had previously gone on strike.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is active with 24 C-band - as well as 24 Ku - transponders and two 2.3 m sized antennas and equipped to provide telecommunications services from the position of 82 degrees East North America and the Caribbean Islands. He was Orbital Sciences Corporation based on the STAR 2.4 - satellite bus built and has a design life of 15 years. The structure of the satellite corresponds to SES-1 and SES-3 , whereby SES-2 is also equipped with a Commercially Hosted InfraRed Payload (CHIRP) of the US Air Force.
Web links
- ArianeSpace: Launch Kit (PDF; 1 MB)
- SES: SES-2
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Simon Plasger: Ariane 5 brings two satellites into space , September 22, 2011