Arabsat 2A, 2B
Arabsat 2A [Alcatel]
A contract for two Arabsat 2 spacecraft was signed with Aerospatiale in April, 1993. The spacecraft utilized Aerospatiale's Spacebus-3000A platform to carry 22 C-band transponders (including eight 52 W moderate power transponders) and 12 Ku-band transponders. Arabsat 2 spacecraft have a mass of more than two metric tons on station. The maximum dimensions of the spacecraft bus are 1.8 m and 2.3 m, and the solar array span is 25 m for a 5 kW electrical power capacity. Both Arabsat 2A and 2B were launched in 1996 by Ariane-44L H10-3 vehicles.
| Nation: | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Arabsat |
| Contractors: | Aerospatiale |
| Equipment: | 22 C-band transponders, 12 Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Spacebus-3000A |
| Propulsion: | S400 |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 2500 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabsat 2A | 09.07.1996 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | with Türksat 1C | |
| Arabsat 2B | 13.11.1996 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | with MEASAT 2 |
Further Arabsat missions:
- Arabsat 1A, 1B, 1C (Spacebus-1000)
- Arabsat 1D (HS-376)
- Arabsat 1E (HS-376)
- Arabsat 2A, 2B (Spacebus-3000A)
- Arabsat 2C (HS-601HP)
- Arabsat 2D (Eurostar-2000+)
- Arabsat 3A (Spacebus-3000B2)
- Arabsat 4A, 4B, 4AR (Eurostar-2000+)
- Arabsat 5A (Eurostar-3000)
- Arabsat 5B (Eurostar-3000)
- Arabsat 5C (Eurostar-3000)
- Arabsat 6A
- Arabsat 6B (Eurostar-3000)
