| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | HYLAS 2 (Highly Adaptable Satellite) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | UK |
| Operator/Owner | Avanti Communications, PLC |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 33.5 |
| Perigee (km) | 35775 |
| Apogee (km) | 35799 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000284650236022487 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.06 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.14 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3311 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1532 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 02-08-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corp. |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 ECA |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-043B |
| NORAD Number | 38741 |
| Comments | 24 fixed beams and one steerable beam, pioneering Ka-band technology. High speed data capacity across southern and Eastern Africa, the Middle East and the Caucasus. |