TV-Sat 2

TV-SAT 2
NamesTVSAT-2
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorDeutsche Bundespost
COSPAR ID1989-062A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.20168
Websitehttps://www.telekom.com/en
Mission duration8 years (planned)
10 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftTV-Sat 2
Spacecraft typeSpacebus
BusSpacebus 300
ManufacturerEurosatellite (Aérospatiale) and
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB)
Launch mass2,144 kg (4,727 lb)
Dimensions2.4 x 1.64 x 6.4 m
Power4.5 kW
Start of mission
Launch date8 August 1989, 23:25:53 UTC
RocketAriane 44LP H10 (V33)
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
Entered serviceOctober 1998
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedSeptember 1999
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[1]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude19.2° West (1989-1995)
0.6 West (1995-1998)
12.5 West (1998-1999)
Transponders
Band5 Ku-Band[1]
Bandwidth27 MHz
Coverage areaEurope, Germany

TV-SAT 2 or TVSAT-2 was a West German communications satellite which was to have been operated by Deutsche Bundespost. It was intended to be used to provide television broadcast services to Europe. It was constructed by Aérospatiale, based on the Spacebus 300 satellite bus, and carried five Ku-band transponders. At launch it had a mass of 2,144 kg (4,727 lb), and an expected operational lifespan of eight years.[2]

Launch

TV-SAT 2 was launched with the Hipparcos scientific satellite by Arianespace using an Ariane 44LP H10 launch vehicle flying from ELA-2 at Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana. The launch took place at 23:25:53 UTC on 8 August 1989.[3] It was a Spacebus 300 satellite bus.[2]

Mission

TV-SAT 2 was placed into a geostationary orbit at a longitude of 19.2° West. It was available on 25 August 1989 to broadcast the Berlin's TV show. It was leased to TeleTV AS and co-located with Intelsat 702 in 1995. In November 1998, TV-Sat 2 was leased to Eutelsat and moved to 12.5° West.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "TV-Sat 2". TSE. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Krebs, Gunter (21 July 2019). "TV-Sat 1, 2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ McDowell, Jonathan (14 March 2021). "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ^ Wade, Mark. "TV-SAT". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 29 August 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2009.


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