SES-2
SES-2 is a communications satellite operated by SES World Skies. It was launched alongside the Arabsat-5C satellite.
| Names | AMC-5R AMC-26 CHIRP |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-049A |
| SATCAT no. | 37809 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 12 years, 3 months, 24 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | AMC-5R |
| Spacecraft type | GEOStar-2 |
| Bus | Star-2.4 |
| Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Launch mass | 3,200 kg (7,100 lb) |
| Power | 5 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 21 September 2011, 21:38:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA (VA204) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | 27 October 2011 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 87° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 48 transponders: 24 C-band 24 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
| Coverage area | North America, Latin America, Caribbean |
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