Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
ABS-2 (Koreasat-8, ST-3) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
International |
Operator/Owner |
Asia Broadcast Satellite |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
75 |
Perigee (km) |
35778 |
Apogee (km) |
35793 |
Eccentricity |
0.000177912727876552 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.08 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.03 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6330 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
12000 |
Date of Launch |
06-02-2014 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2014-006A |
NORAD Number |
39508 |
Comments |
32 C-band, 51 Ku-band, and 6 Ka-band transponders |