SES-2

Overview

SES-2

names list	AMC-5R AMC-26 CHIRP
mission type	Communications
operator	SES
cospar id	2011-049A
satcat	37809
website	https://www.ses.com/
mission duration	15 years (planned) (elapsed)
spacecraft	AMC-5R
spacecraft type	GEOStar-2
spacecraft bus	Star-2.4
manufacturer	Orbital Sciences Corporation
launch mass	3200 kg
power	5 kW
launch date	21 September 2011, 21:38:00 UTC ‡R1R‡
launch rocket	Ariane 5 ECA (VA204)
launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
launch contractor	Arianespace
entered service	27 October 2011
orbit reference	Geocentric orbit
orbit regime	Geostationary orbit
orbit longitude	87° West
apsis	gee
trans band	48 transponders: 24 C-band 24 Ku-band
trans bandwidth	36 MHz
trans coverage	North America, Latin America, Caribbean
programme	SES constellation
previous mission	SES-1
next mission	SES-3

SES-2 is a communications satellite operated by SES. It was launched alongside the Arabsat-5C satellite.

Spacecraft

The platform is home to the first hosted payload, a mechanism by which governmental entities can fly modules on commercial satellites.[2][3][4] It carries 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders of 36 MHz capacity. Six of the channels in each band can be cross-strapped to the opposite band, enabling new service capability. The SES-2 satellite generates approximately 5.0 kW of payload power and has two 2.3 m deployable reflectors.[5] It also carries the Commercially Hosted InfraRed Payload (CHIRP) for the U.S. Air Force.

SES-2

Spacecraft

Launch

Mission

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