ARSAT-2 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by ARSAT and built by the Argentine company INVAP.[6] It was launched from French Guiana alongside Sky Muster satellite using an Ariane 5ECA rocket on September 30, 2015 at 20:30hs UTC, becoming the 400th satellite to be launched by Arianespace.[7][8] It is licensed to be located at 81° West longitude geostationary slot.[9][10] ARSAT-2 is the second geostationary satellite built in Argentina, after ARSAT-1. Structurally and mechanically it is a copy of the ARSAT-1, the only difference being the payload and thus it has different antenna configuration.[11][2]
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Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | ARSAT |
COSPAR ID | 2015-054B[1] |
SATCAT no. | 40941[1] |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | ARSAT-2 |
Bus | ARSAT-3K[2] |
Manufacturer | INVAP Thales Alenia Space |
Launch mass | 2,977 kilograms (6,563 lb)[3] |
Power | 4,600 W[4] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 20:30, September 30, 2015 (UTC) (2015-09-30T20:30Z)[5] |
Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 81° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 20 (24 36Mhz equivalent) IEEE Ku band and 6 (13 36Mhz equivalent) IEEE C band transponders[2] |
Frequency | Ku band and C band |
Bandwidth | Ku band: 864 Mhz C band: 464 Mhz |
Coverage area | North and South America |
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ARSAT-2 payload was supplied by Thales Alenia Space.[12] It consists of both Ku band and C band sections.[2]
The Ku band has 20 physical transponders. Of those, sixteen have a 36 MHz bandwidth and four have 72 MHz. Thus the satellite has a maximum capacity of 864 MHz Ku or 24 transponder equivalent. A 2 m (6.6 ft) deployable antenna and a 1.3 m (4.3 ft) fixed Gregorian antenna.[2]
The C band section has a single 1.6 m (5.2 ft) deployable antenna that is fed by six physical transponders. Four have 72Mhz of bandwidth and the other two have 88 MHz. The total available C Band bandwidth is thus 464 MHz (or 12.9 transponder equivalent).[2]
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