| Names | TVSAT-2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Deutsche Bundespost |
| COSPAR ID | 1989-062A |
| SATCAT no. | 20168 |
| Website | https://www.telekom.com/en |
| Mission duration | 8 years (planned) 10 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | TV-Sat 2 |
| Spacecraft type | Spacebus |
| Bus | Spacebus 300 |
| Manufacturer | Eurosatellite (Aérospatiale) and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) |
| Launch mass | 2,144 kg (4,727 lb) |
| Dimensions | 2.4 x 1.64 x 6.4 m |
| Power | 4.5 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 8 August 1989, 23:25:53 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44LP H10 (V33) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | October 1998 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | September 1999 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 19.2° West (1989-1995) 0.6 West (1995-1998) 12.5 West (1998-1999) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 5 Ku-Band[1] |
| Bandwidth | 27 MHz |
| Coverage area | Europe, Germany |
TV-SAT 2 or TVSAT-2 was a West German communications satellite which was to have been operated by Deutsche Bundespost. It was intended to be used to provide television broadcast services to Europe. 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
TSEwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Krebs, Gunter (21 July 2019). "TV-Sat 1, 2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 17 April 2021.