ABS 2A [Boeing]
Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced in March 2012, that it has contracted with the construction of ABS 2A to Boeing Satellite Systems. ABS 2A satellite was placed in position 75° E, to provide 48 Ku-band transponders covering Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East and India.
The satellite was constructed on the BSS-702SP bus - a version that features an all-electric propulsion system.
The satellite is part of a joint order by ABS and SATMEX of four BSS-702SP satellites. The first two satellites, ABS 3A and Satmex 7, are scheduled to be delivered together in late 2014 or early 2015.
In April 2017, ABS announced 12 transponders of payload is be co-branded as the MongolSat-1 satellite, dedicated to the Mongolia market.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) |
Contractors: | Boeing Satellite Systems |
Equipment: | 48 Ku-band transponders |
Configuration: | BSS-702SP |
Propulsion: | 4 × XIPS-25 |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | ~2000 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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ABS 2A (MongolSat 1) | 2016-038A | 15.06.2016 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.2 | with Eutelsat 117 West B |