| Names | ECS-2 European Communications Satellite-2 Eutelsat 2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | ESA / Eutelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 1984-081A |
| SATCAT no. | 15158 |
| Website | https://www.eutelsat.com/en/home.html |
| Mission duration | 7 years (planned) 9 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | ECS-2 |
| Spacecraft type | ECS |
| Bus | ECS-Bus |
| Manufacturer | British Aerospace |
| Launch mass | 1,158 kg (2,553 lb) [1] |
| Dry mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
| Dimensions | 1.9 m x 1.4 m x 2.3 m Span on orbit: 13.8 m |
| Power | 1 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 August 1984, 13:32:54 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Ariane 3 (V10) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-1 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | October 1984 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | December 1993 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 7° East (1984–1990) 4° East (1990–1992) 2° East (1992–1993) 1° East (1993) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 12 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 72 MHz |
| Coverage area | Europe, the Middle East and Africa |
Eutelsat I F-2, also known as European Communications Satellite 2 (ECS-2) is a decommissioned communications satellite operated by the European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (Eutelsat). Launched in 1984, it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 7° East, before moving to several other locations later in its operational life, before it was finally decommissioned in 1993. It was the second of five satellites launched to form the first-generation Eutelsat constellation.
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