Names | Kirameki-2 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | DSN Corporation |
COSPAR ID | 2017-005A |
SATCAT no. | 41940 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Kirameki-2 |
Spacecraft type | DSN |
Bus | DS-2000[1] |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 24 January 2017, 07:44:00 UTC |
Rocket | H-IIA 204 |
Launch site | Tanegashima, LA-Y |
Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Entered service | March 2017 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Transponders | |
Band | X-band |
Coverage area | Japan |
DSN-2, also known as Kirameki-2 (きらめき), is a geostationary communications satellite to be operated by DSN Corporation, a subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Group. Its payload is a pure X-band and will be used for military communications by the Japanese military. It was launched and successfully deployed on 24 January 2017 using a H-IIA rocket flying in its heaviest configuration, the H-IIA 204.[2] It is Japan's first dedicated military communication satellite and is designed for at least fifteen years of service.
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