MEASAT-2 is an operational communications satellite located at 148°E that provides C-band coverage for East Asia, Hawaii, and Eastern Australia. It was launched in November 1996 aboard an Ariane 4 rocket and has a design lifetime of 11.5 years. MEASAT-2 has transponders with uplink frequencies of 5925-6425 MHz, downlink frequencies of 3700-4200 MHz, and a bandwidth of 12 x 72MHz.
MEASAT-2 is an operational communications satellite located at 148°E that provides C-band coverage for East Asia, Hawaii, and Eastern Australia. It was launched in November 1996 aboard an Ariane 4 rocket and has a design lifetime of 11.5 years. MEASAT-2 has transponders with uplink frequencies of 5925-6425 MHz, downlink frequencies of 3700-4200 MHz, and a bandwidth of 12 x 72MHz.
MEASAT-2 is an operational communications satellite located at 148°E that provides C-band coverage for East Asia, Hawaii, and Eastern Australia. It was launched in November 1996 aboard an Ariane 4 rocket and has a design lifetime of 11.5 years. MEASAT-2 has transponders with uplink frequencies of 5925-6425 MHz, downlink frequencies of 3700-4200 MHz, and a bandwidth of 12 x 72MHz.
MEASAT-2 is an operational communications satellite located at 148°E that provides C-band coverage for East Asia, Hawaii, and Eastern Australia. It was launched in November 1996 aboard an Ariane 4 rocket and has a design lifetime of 11.5 years. MEASAT-2 has transponders with uplink frequencies of 5925-6425 MHz, downlink frequencies of 3700-4200 MHz, and a bandwidth of 12 x 72MHz.
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MEASAT-2
C-band coverage
LOCATION Design Lifetime 11.5 years
Orbital Location 148°E TWTA Power 62 Watts (Medium) & Geographic East Asia, Hawaii and 95 Watts (High) Coverage Eastern Australia SSPA Power 12 Watts
BACKGROUND TRANSPONDER & PERFORMANCE
Launch Date 14 November 1996 SPECIFICATIONS Launch Vehicle Ariane 4 Frequency Band Uplink 5925 - 6425 MHz Present Status Operational Downlink 3700 - 4200 MHz Transponder SPACECRAFT Bandwidth 12 x 72MHz Type of Satellite HS 376 Channel Stabilization Spin Polarization Linear Supplier Boeing Satellite Systems EIRP (dBW) 41 (max) International, Inc. G/T (dB/°K) +3 (max)
