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| launch_rocket = [[Ariane 5|Ariane 5 ECA]] ([[Ariane 5 flight VA243|VA243]]) |
| launch_rocket = [[Ariane 5|Ariane 5 ECA]] ([[Ariane 5 flight VA243|VA243]]) |
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== Launch == |
== Launch == |
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Azerpsace-2 satellite was launched into orbit on |
Azerpsace-2 satellite was launched into orbit on 26 September 2018 at 02:38 GMT+4 from the [[Kourou Space Center|centre Spatial Guyanais]] in [[French Guiana]]. It separated from the upper rocket stage and operated in test mode for the first two months. Then the satellite was transferred to a working orbit. Azerspace-2 has been designed in order to help Azercosmos to expand its service area. It renders uninterrupted service across [[Central Europe]], [[Eastern Europe]], [[Asia]], the [[Middle East]] and [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]. The new satellite will provide continuity of service for the [[List of Intelsat satellites|Intelsat 12]] satellite. |
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== Satellite description == |
== Satellite description == |
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== Commercialization == |
== Commercialization == |
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According to [[Azercosmos]], 46% of the satellite's unladen capacity has been sold.<ref> |
According to [[Azercosmos]], 46% of the satellite's unladen capacity has been sold.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.lent.az/news/292089 |title="Azerspace-2" peyki orbitə çıxarılacaq |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011091238/https://news.lent.az/news/292089 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azernews.az/business/89548.html|title=Azerspace-2 to sign contract with manufacturer soon|website=azernews.az|date=6 November 2015|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Names | Intelsat 38 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Azercosmos Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2018-074A |
SATCAT no. | 43632 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Azerspace-2 |
Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 |
Bus | LS 1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral[1] |
Launch mass | 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) |
Power | 13.7 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 26 September 2018, 02:38 GMT+4 |
Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA (VA243) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 45° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 35Ku-band transponders |
Coverage area | Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Asia |
Azerspace-2, also known as Intelsat 38, is Azerbaijan's second telecommunications satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral, California and managed by Azercosmos and Intelsat.[2]
A strategic agreement was signed between the Intelsat S.A., and Azercosmos OJSCo. (Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company), Azerbaijan's national satellite operator, on the 45° East orbital location in February 2015. Both companies collaborated on the development of the Azerpsace-2 satellite.[3] The purchase of Azerspace-2 is carried out mainly at the expense of a preferential loan from the Canadian credit and export agency Export Development Canada.
Azerpsace-2 satellite was launched into orbit on 26 September 2018 at 02:38 GMT+4 from the centre Spatial GuyanaisinFrench Guiana. It separated from the upper rocket stage and operated in test mode for the first two months. Then the satellite was transferred to a working orbit. Azerspace-2 has been designed in order to help Azercosmos to expand its service area. It renders uninterrupted service across Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. The new satellite will provide continuity of service for the Intelsat 12 satellite.
Azerspace-2 will provide digital broadcasting, data transmission and other services. The satellite will support the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite broadcasting, contributing to the emergence of DTH operators in Azerbaijan.[4][5] It has an anticipated service life of 15 years.[6]
The satellite was placed into geostationary orbit at 45° East longitude, and will serve the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Asia,[7] also serving as a backup to Azerspace-1.[6]
According to Azercosmos, 46% of the satellite's unladen capacity has been sold.[8][9]
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