DS2000

DS2000
ManufacturerMELCO
Country of originJapan
ApplicationsCommunications
Specifications
Spacecraft typeGeostationary Communications satellite
Launch mass3 t (3.3 tons) to 5 t (5.5 tons)
PowerUp to 15 kW
BatteriesLi-ion[1]
RegimeGeostationary
Design lifeAt least 15 years
Production
StatusIn production
On order16
Built16
Launched16
Maiden launchDRTS (Kodama), September 10, 2002
Last launchEs'hail 2, November 15, 2018

The DS2000 is a geostationary communications satellite bus designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric of Japan. Designed to carry payloads between 3 t (3.3 tons) and 5 t (5.5 tons), with power requirements of up to 15 kW. It is compatible with Ariane 5, Proton-M, Zenit-3SL, Atlas V, Falcon 9 and H-IIA.[2][3]

According to Moog-ISP, the DS2000 platform uses its bipropellant thrusters.[4]

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