ARSAT-2
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ARSAT-2 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by ARSAT and built by the Argentine company INVAP. It was launched from French Guiana alongside Sky Muster satellite using an Ariane 5ECA rocket on September 30, 2015 at 20:30hs UTC, becoming the 400th satellite to be launched by Arianespace. It is licensed to be located at 81° West longitude geostationary slot. ARSAT-2 is the second geostationary satellite built in Argentina, after ARSAT-1. Structurally and mechanically it is a copy of the ARSAT-1, the only difference being the payload and thus it has different antenna configuration
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It is catalogued under topics including 2015 in Argentina, Satellites of Argentina and Satellites using the ARSAT bus.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Described at
Arsat 2 at 81.0°W - LyngSat
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- artificial satellite of the Earth
- Country
- Argentina
- Operator
- ARSAT
- Manufacturer
- INVAP
- Image
- 09.10.2015 Convenio ANSES ARSAT (22027941376).jpg
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2015-09-30
- start point
- ELA-3
- Commons category
- ARSAT-2
- type of orbit
- geostationary orbit
- described at URL
- www.lyngsat.com/Arsat-2.html
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Payload
- See also
- References
- External links
ARSAT-2 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by ARSAT and built by the Argentine company INVAP. It was launched from French Guiana alongside Sky Muster satellite using an Ariane 5ECA rocket on September 30, 2015 at 20:30hs UTC, becoming the 400th satellite to be launched by Arianespace. It is licensed to be located at 81° West longitude geostationary slot. ARSAT-2 is the second geostationary satellite built in Argentina, after ARSAT-1. Structurally and mechanically it is a copy of the ARSAT-1, the only difference being the payload and thus it has different antenna configuration.
==Payload== ARSAT-2 payload was supplied by Thales Alenia Space. It consists of both Ku band and C band sections.
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