Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Hellas Sat |
COSPAR ID | 2003-020A |
SATCAT no. | 27811 |
Website | https://www.hellas-sat.net/homepage |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Eurostar |
Bus | Eurostar 2000+ |
Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
Launch mass | 3450 kg |
Dimensions | 3.19 x 3.48 x 7.89 m |
Power | 7.6 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 13 May 2003, 22:10:00 UTC |
Rocket | Atlas V 401 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-41 |
Contractor | Lockheed Martin |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 39.0° East[1] |
Transponders | |
Band | 30 Ku-band |
Frequency | Uplink: 13.75-14 GHz / 14-14.25 GHz / 14.25-14.5 GHz Downlink: 12.5-12.75 GHz / 10.95-11.2 GHz / 11.45-11.7 GHz |
Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
Coverage area | Africa, Middle East, Europe |
Hellas Sat 2 (previously called as Intelsat K-TV, NSS K-TV, NSS 6, Intelsat APR3, and Sinosat 1B) is a communications satellite operated by Hellas Sat. On 29 June 2017, the Hellas Sat 3 satellite was launched to replace the Hellas Sat 2.[2]
Launch
Hellas Sat 2 was launched by an Atlas V 401 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, SLC-41, Florida, United States, at 22:10:00 UTC on 13 May 2003.[3]
Capacity and coverage
The 3450 kg satellite carries 30 Ku-band transponders to provide direct-to-home voice and video transmissions to much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, after parking over 39.0° East longitude. Also provided television broadcasting services for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.[3]
References
- ^ "HELLAS-SAT 2". N2YO. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Greece & Cyprus launch 'Hellas Sat 3' satellite".
- ^ a b "Display: Hellas Sat 2003-020A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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