Italsat 2

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General

Designation	24208 / 96044A
Launch date	8 Aug 1996
Country of origin	Italy
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	16.4°E
Launch vehicle	Ariane V90

Insured cost (satellite + launch): $200 million

EMS service began on 31 Oct 1996. In early 2001 it was announced a partnership with Eutelsat was formed to launch Ka-band services prior the launch of Hotbird 6.

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End of life

Out of service	Jul 2002
Cause	Moved to the junk orbit, ran out of fuel

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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EIRP coverage

Ka-band National
Ka-band Multibeam
EMS (L- and Ku-band)

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Alenia Aerospace (was Selenia Spazio)
Platform	Italsat
Mass at launch	1983 kg
Mass in orbit	1185 kg
Payload mass	275 kg
Dimension	3.5 x 2.7 x 2.3 m
Solar array	24 m span
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: solstice: 1990 W
Payload power	1266 W
Design lifetime	8 years
Beacons	Telemetry: 18.685 & 2.202 GHz Command: 2.028 GHz

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Ka-band (20/30 GHz)

Main transponders	3 national beam + 6 multi-beam
Backup transponders
Power	20 W (TWTA)
Bandwidth	national beam: 36 MHz multi-beam: 110 MHz
Coverage	national beam: Italy multi-beam: Italy (6 spots)
EIRP max	national beam: 48 dBW multi-beam: 54 dBW
Polarization

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European Mobile System (EMS) payload

Main transponders	L-band (1.5/1.6 GHz): 3 (forward) Ku-band (12/14 GHz): 12 (return)
Power	20 W
Bandwidth	L-band: 4 MHz Ku-band: 0.9 MHz
Coverage	Europe
EIRP max	L-band: 42.5 dBW Ku-band: 32 dBW

Payload developed by ESA. part of the capacity is leased to to Nuova Telespazio of the STET Group.

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