Ciel 2

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General

Designation	33453 / 08063A
Launch date	10 Dec 2008
Country of origin	Canada
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	129°W
Launch vehicle	Proton #342

Tested at 138°W. Entered service in February 2009 and replaced Echostar 5.

A multi-hour outage occured on 14 Sep 2011.

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End of life

Out of service	Feb 2024
Cause	Sent to junk orbit

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Thales Alenia Space
Platform	Spacebus-4000C4
Mass at launch	5592 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 10.6 kW
Design lifetime	16 years

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Ku-band

Main transponders	32
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	North America regional and spot beams (145+ beams)
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization	circular

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