ST-2
| ST-2 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | May 19, 2011 |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 VA202 |
| Launch site | Kourou |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2011-022B |
| Takeoff mass | 5090 kg |
| Empty mass | 1986.3 kg |
| Dimensions | 6.21 mx ø 3.75 m |
| Span in orbit | 31.6 m |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation |
| Satellite bus | DS2000 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| operator | SingTel-Chunghwa Joint Venture Taiwan / Singapore 
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| Playback information | |
| Transponder | Ku and C band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 12.2 kW (BOL), 11.8 kW (EOL) |
| Power storage | Lithium-ion batteries |
| position | |
| First position | 88 ° East |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
ST-2 is a commercial communications satellite of a Singaporean - Taiwanese SingTel - Chunghwa joint venture named Satellite Ventures Pte Ltd .
It was launched into geostationary orbit on May 20, 2011 at 20:38 UTC with an Ariane 5 ECA launcher from the Center Spatial Guyanais rocket launch site in Kourou (along with GSAT-8 ) . Construction of the satellite was ordered from Mitsubishi Electric in December 2008 through a joint venture between Singapore Telecommunications Limited ( SingTel ) and Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom Company Limited ( Chunghwa Telecom ) .
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with Ku-band and C-band transponders and is supposed to provide telecommunication services, television and internet from the position 88 ° East from Asia and the Middle East. It was built on the basis of the DS2000 satellite bus from Mitsubishi Electric in the Kamakura Works for the operator ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte Ltd. built and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Web links
- Manufacturer website
- http://www.astrium.eads.net/media/document/launch-kit-flight-202-ariane-5.pdf (link not available)
Individual evidence
- ^ Arianespace: Arianespace launch for Asia and India ST-2 and GSAT-8 satellites in orbit
- ↑ FlugRevue: Arianespace is preparing for the third launch of this year
- ^ Mitsubishi Electric Builds ST-2 Communications Satellite for SingTel-Chunghwa Joint Venture
- ↑ SingTel: About ST-2 ( Memento from April 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ ArianeSpace: Launch Kit VA202 ( Memento from March 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.1 MB)