| Names | TDF-2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Télévision de France / France Telecom |
| COSPAR ID | 1990-063A |
| SATCAT no. | 20705 |
| Mission duration | 8 years (planned) 9 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | TDF 2 |
| Spacecraft type | Spacebus |
| Bus | Spacebus 300 |
| Manufacturer | Eurosatellite (Aérospatiale) and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) |
| Launch mass | 2,144 kg (4,727 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,300 kg (2,900 lb) |
| Dimensions | 2.4 x 1.64 x 7.1 m Span: 19.3 m on orbit |
| Power | 4.3 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 July 1990, 22:25:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44L H10 (V37) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | September 1990 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | May 1999 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 19.2° West (1990-1997) 36° East (1997-1999) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 5 Ku-Band[1] |
| Bandwidth | 27 MHz |
| Coverage area | Europe, France |
TDF 2 or TDF-2 was a French communications satellite which was to have been operated by Télévision de France (France Télécom). It was intended to be used to provide television broadcast services to Europe, however it failed before entering service. It was constructed by Aérospatiale, based on the Spacebus 300 satellite bus, and carried five Ku-band transponders. At launch it had a mass of 2,144 kg (4,727 lb), and an expected operational lifespan of eight years.[2]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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