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| name = Azerspace-2 |
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| mission_type = [[Communications satellite|Communications]] |
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| operator = [[Azercosmos]]<br/>[[Intelsat]] |
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| COSPAR_ID = 2018-074A |
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| SATCAT = 43632 |
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| mission_duration = 15 years (planned) |
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| spacecraft = Azerspace-2 |
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| spacecraft_type = [[SSL 1300]] |
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| spacecraft_bus = [[SSL 1300|LS 1300]] |
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⚫ | | manufacturer = [[SSL (company)|Space Systems/Loral]]<ref name="Azernews">{{cite web|url=https://www.azernews.az/business/93212.html|title=Azerbaijan designs Azerspace-2 telecommunication satellite|publisher=Azer News|date=22 February 2016|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref> |
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| launch_mass = {{cvt|3500|kg}} |
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| launch_date = 26 September 2018,<br/>02:38 [[Coordinated Universal Time|GMT+4]] |
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| launch_date = 2018 (estimated)<ref>[https://www.azernews.az/business/121072.html Azerbaijan’s second geostationary satellite's construction almost completed]</ref> |
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| launch_rocket = [[Ariane 5|Ariane 5 ECA]] ([[Ariane 5 flight VA243|VA243]]) |
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| launch_site = [[Guiana Space Centre|Centre Spatial Guyanais]], [[ELA-3]] |
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| launch_contractor = [[Arianespace]] |
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| orbit_reference = [[Geocentric orbit]] |
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| orbit_regime = [[Geostationary orbit]] |
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| orbit_longitude = 45° East |
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| trans_band = 35 [[Ku band|Ku-band]] [[Transponder (satellite communications)|transponders]] |
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| trans_coverage = [[Central Europe]], [[Eastern Europe]], [[Sub-Saharan Africa]], [[Middle East]], [[Asia]] |
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| programme = [[Intelsat|Intelsat constellation]] |
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| previous_mission = [[List of Intelsat satellites|Intelsat 37e]] |
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| next_mission = [[List of Intelsat satellites|Intelsat 39]] |
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'''Azerspace-2''' is [[Azerbaijan]]'s second telecommunications satellite, built by |
'''Azerspace-2''', also known as '''Intelsat 38''', is [[Azerbaijan]]'s second telecommunications satellite, built by [[SSL (company)|Space Systems/Loral]], [[California]] and managed by [[Azercosmos]] and [[Intelsat]].<ref name="Satbeams">{{cite web|url=https://www.satbeams.com/satellites?id=2674|title=Azerspace 2|publisher=Satbeams|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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A strategic agreement was signed between the [[Intelsat|Intelsat S.A.]], and [[Azercosmos|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150217005236/en/Intelsat-Azercosmos-Partner-Deliver-New-Satellite-45|title=Intelsat and Azercosmos Partner to Deliver New Satellite at 45 Degrees East|publisher=Business Wire|date=17 February 2015|access-date=}}</ref> The purchase of Azerspace-2 is carried out mainly at the expense of a preferential loan from the [[Canada|Canadian]] credit and export agency [[Export Development Canada]]. |
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== Launch == |
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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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The satellite has an anticipated service life of 15 years.<ref>[http://cbc.az/en/en/news/azercosmos-azerspace-2-satellite-to-be-launched-in-april1515654599 AZERCOSMOS: AZERSPACE-2 SATELLITE TO BE LAUNCHED IN APRIL]</ref> |
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== Satellite description == |
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Azerspace-2 will provide digital broadcasting, data transmission and other services. The satellite will support the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite broadcasting |
Azerspace-2 will provide digital broadcasting, data transmission and other services. The satellite will support the [[Satellite television|direct-to-home]] (DTH) satellite broadcasting, contributing to the emergence of DTH operators in [[Azerbaijan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://az.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2691172.html|title=İlham Əliyev: "Azerspace-2"nin orbitə çıxarılması Azərbaycanda kosmik sənayenin inkişafında yeni mərhələnin təməlini qoyacaq|website=az.trend.az|language=az|date=29 November 2016|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="caspiannews">{{cite web|url=https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/azerbaijan-upgrades-telecommunications-infrastructure-set-to-launch-azerspace-2-2017-10-25-0/|title=Azerbaijan Upgrades Telecommunications Infrastructure, Set To Launch Azerspace-2 |website=caspiannews.com|publisher=Caspian News|date=25 October 2017|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref> It has an anticipated service life of 15 years.<ref name="CBC Azerbaijan">{{cite news |url=http://cbc.az/en/en/news/azercosmos-azerspace-2-satellite-to-be-launched-in-april1515654599|title=Azercosmos: Azerspace-2 satellite to be launched in April|publisher=CBC Azerbaijan|first=Bakhtiyar |last=Hasanov|date=11 January 2018|access-date=31 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206193059/http://cbc.az/en/en/news/azercosmos-azerspace-2-satellite-to-be-launched-in-april1515654599 |archive-date=6 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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== Orbit longitude == |
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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,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azernews.az/business/95240.html|title=Azerbaijan constructing second telecommunication satellite|website=azernews.az|date=15 April 2016|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref> also serving as a backup to [[Azerspace-1]].<ref name="CBC Azerbaijan"/> |
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== Commercialization == |
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==Release and management== |
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⚫ | 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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Telecommunication satellite Azerspace-2 will be launched into orbit in mid-2018 from the [[Kourou space center]] using the [[Ariane 5 ECA]] launch vehicle. It will be the first telecommunications satellite in the orbit of the [[Azerspace-1]]<ref>[https://data.e-gov.az/az/home/news/591 Azərbaycan Respublikasının nəqliyyat, rabitə və yüksək texnologiyalar naziri Ramin Quluzadənin “Impact Azerbaijan” jurnalına müsahibəsi]</ref><ref>[http://azercosmos.az/media-news/113 Intelsat and Azercosmos Partner to Deliver New Satellite at 45 Degrees East]</ref> |
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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 |
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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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