Measat 2

Also called Africasat 2

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General

Designation	24653 / 96063B
Launch date	13 Nov 1996
Country of origin	Malaysia
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V92

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 13 Nov 1996	Jan 2008	148°E
Jan 2008	Sep 2009	148°E, inclined
Jan 2010	Dec 2010	5.7°E, inclined, renamed Africasat 2
Sep 2011	Jul 2018	148°E, inclined (6 C-band and 6 Ku-band transp. remaining)

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End of life

Out of service	Jul 2018
Cause	Sent to Junk orbit

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

C-band
Ku-band

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Hughes
Platform	HS-376HP
Mass at launch	1520 kg
Mass in orbit	650 kg or 886 kg ?
Diameter	2.16 m
Height	3.3 m (7.82 m deployed)
Solar array	gallium arsenide
Stabilization	spin stabilized
DC power	1705 W
Design lifetime	11 years

The satellite uses gallium arsenide solar cells instead of silicon. It also features a specially contoured surface that eliminates the need for multiple feed horns. Also its has bipropellant propulsion system for stationkeeping and attitude control.

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C-band

Main transponders	6
Backup transponders
Power	12 W
Bandwidth	72 MHz
Coverage	South-East Asia, East Australia and Hawaii
EIRP max	39 dBW
Polarization	linear
Frequencies	Uplink: 5.925-6.425 GHz Downlink: 3.700-4200 GHz

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Ku-band

Main transponders	11
Backup transponders
Power	8 x 95 W 3 x 62 W
Bandwidth	48 MHz
Coverage	switchable (by transponder) to: Malaysia, Queensland/Australia, Philippines, India or Vietnam +Taiwan spot
EIRP max	57 dBW
Polarization	linear
Frequencies	Uplink: 14.000-14.250 GHz Downlink: 10.950-11.200 GHz, switchable to 11.45-11.7 or 12.2-12.75 GHz

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Ku-band transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Downlink	Transponder	Vertical Uplink	Beam
10.982	1	14.032
11.044	2	14.094
11.106	3	14.156
11.168	4	14.218
	further specs. lacking

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