ABS 2

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ABS 2 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 39508

Int'l Code: 2014-006A

Perigee: 35,779.1 km

Apogee: 35,808.4 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: February 6, 2014
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

ABS 2 is a geostationary satellite built by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, Calif., beamimg direct-to-home television, multimedia and data transmission services across the Eastern Hemisphere, reaching a geographic swath from Europe and Africa, across the Middle East, Russia and India, to Southeast Asia and China. ABS 2 has 15-year operational lifetime, and is parked over a fixed location along the equator at 75 degrees east longitude. The satellite is equipped with 89 transponders in Ku-band, C-band and Ka-band. The spacecraft has 10 beams, with six dedicated to Ku-band television transmissions throughout the Eastern Hemisphere. C-band beams will focus on Africa and Southeast Asia to boost connectivity there, and a single Ka-band beam will serve commercial and military users over the Middle East and North Africa.

1 39508U 14006A   19047.14431535 -.00000094  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 39508   0.0582 290.3104 0003485  50.0710 292.3076  1.00271773 18460

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC