Kazsat 2 [Khrunichev]
KazSat 2 is a kazakh communications satellite, features 12 Ku-band transponders for fixed communications and 4 Ku-band transponders for TV-transmissions and is intended for telecast, fixed satellite communication and data transmission for Kazakhstan and central asia.
It was ordered in 2006 for a launch in 2009. The launch was delayed to 2011.
The satellite was originally to supplement the KazSat 1 satellite, but serves now to replace Kazsat 1 due to the complete loss of the first satellite.
Nation: | Kazakhstan |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | JSC KazSat |
Contractors: | Khrunichev |
Equipment: | 16 (+4) Ku-band transponders |
Configuration: | Yakhta (mod.) |
Propulsion: | 8 × SPT-70 Stationary Plasma Thrusters; K10K-engine |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 12 years |
Mass: | 1330 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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KazSat 2 | 2011-035B | 15.07.2011 | Ba LC-200/39 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) | with SES 3 |