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Azerspace-2






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Azerspace-2
File:Azerspace-2.jpg
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorAzercosmos
Intelsat
COSPAR ID2018-074A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.43632Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration15 years
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerSpace Systems/Loral[1]
Start of mission
Launch date2018 (estimated)[2]
RocketAriane 5ECA VA212
Launch siteKourou ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
 

Azerspace-2isAzerbaijan's second telecommunications satellite, built by U.S.-based Space Systems Loral. Azerspace-2 was originally scheduled to be launched into orbit in 2017, from the Kourou Space CenterinFrench Guiana.[3]

Satellite

The satellite has an anticipated service life of 15 years.[4]

Azerspace-2 will provide digital broadcasting, data transmission and other services. The satellite will support the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite broadcasting platform, contributing to the emergence of DTH operators in Azerbaijan.[5][6]

The satellite will be placed into geostationary orbit at 45 degrees east longitude, and will serve the countries of Europe, Central and South Asia, Middle East and Tropical Africa.[7]

Release and management

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[8][9]

According to Azercosmos Chairman of the Rashad Nabiyev, 46% of the satellite's unladen capacity has been sold.[10] [11]

References

  • ^ Arianespace Selected to Launch Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 Satellite at 45 Degrees East
  • ^ AZERCOSMOS: AZERSPACE-2 SATELLITE TO BE LAUNCHED IN APRIL
  • ^ İlham Əliyev: “Azerspace-2”nin orbitə çıxarılması Azərbaycanda kosmik sənayenin inkişafında yeni mərhələnin təməlini qoyacaq
  • ^ Azerbaijan Upgrades Telecommunications Infrastructure, Set To Launch Azerspace-2
  • ^ Azerbaijan constructing second telecommunication satellite
  • ^ Azərbaycan Respublikasının nəqliyyat, rabitə və yüksək texnologiyalar naziri Ramin Quluzadənin “Impact Azerbaijan” jurnalına müsahibəsi
  • ^ Intelsat and Azercosmos Partner to Deliver New Satellite at 45 Degrees East
  • ^ “Azerspace-2” peyki orbitə çıxarılacaq
  • ^ Azerspace-2 to sign contract with manufacturer soon

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