| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Embratel |
| COSPAR ID | 1995-016A |
| SATCAT no. | 23536 |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | HS-376 |
| Manufacturer | Hughes |
| Launch mass | 1,757 kg (3,874 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,052 kg (2,319 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 March 1995, 23:14:19 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44LP H10+ (V66) |
| Launch site | Crentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | Retired |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | Current position: 63.1° West First position: 65° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 29 transponders: 28 C-band 1 X-band |
| Coverage area | Brazil |
Brasilsat B2 is a Brazilian communications satellite launched on 28 March 1995, at 23:14:19 UTC, by an Ariane 44LP H10+ launch vehicle at Kourou in French Guiana.[1]
- ^ "Brasilsat B1, B2, B3, B4". Gunter's Space Page. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.