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 constellation
 

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

  • Spaceflight portal

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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Orbital launches in 1989
January
  • Kosmos 1987, Kosmos 1988, Kosmos 1989
  • Kosmos 1990
  • Kosmos 1991
  • Gorizont No.29L
  • Kosmos 1992
  • Intelsat VA F-15
  • Kosmos 1993
February
  • Progress 40
  • Kosmos 1994, Kosmos 1995, Kosmos 1996, Kosmos 1997, Kosmos 1998, Kosmos 1999
  • Kosmos 2000
  • Kosmos 2001
  • Kosmos 2002
  • USA-35
  • Molniya-1 No.84
  • Kosmos 2003
  • Akebono
  • Kosmos 2004
  • Meteor-2 No.22
March
  • Kosmos 2005
  • JCSAT-1, Meteosat 4
  • STS-29 (TDRS-4)
  • Kosmos 2006
  • Progress 41
  • Kosmos 2007
  • Kosmos 2008, Kosmos 2009, Kosmos 2010, Kosmos 2011, Kosmos 2012, Kosmos 2013, Kosmos 2014, Kosmos 2015
  • USA-36
April
  • Tele-X
  • Kosmos 2016
  • Kosmos 2017
  • Gran' No.33L
  • Kosmos 2018
  • Foton No.5L
May
  • STS-30 (Magellan)
  • Kosmos 2019
  • USA-37
  • Kosmos 2020
  • Kosmos 2021
  • Resurs-F1 No.45, Pion 1, Pion 2
  • Kosmos 2022, Kosmos 2023, Kosmos 2024
June
  • Kosmos 2025
  • Superbird-A, DFS Kopernikus 1
  • Kosmos 2026
  • Molniya-3 No.45
  • Okean-O1 No.4
  • USA-38
  • Kosmos 2027
  • USA-39
  • Kosmos 2028
  • Globus No.11
  • Resurs-F1 No.46
July
  • Nadezhda No.403
  • Kosmos 2029
  • Gorizont No.27L
  • Olympus F1
  • Kosmos 2030
  • Resurs-F1 No.47, Pion 3, Pion 4
  • Kosmos 2031
  • Kosmos 2032
  • Kosmos 2033
  • Kosmos 2034
August
September
  • USA-43, USA-44
  • Himawari 4
  • Soyuz TM-8
  • USA-45
  • Resurs-F1 No.48
  • Kosmos 2038, Kosmos 2039, Kosmos 2040, Kosmos 2041, Kosmos 2042, Kosmos 2043
  • Kosmos 2044
  • Kosmos 2045
  • USA-46
  • Molniya-1 No.69
  • Kosmos 2046
  • Interkosmos 24, Magion 2
  • Gorizont No.31L
October
November
December
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