Ciel 2
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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Technical data
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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 |
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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