CHARACTERISTICS OF AZERSPACE-2 SATELLITE: Type of satellite: telecommunication satellite Orbital position: 45 E Coverage area: Europe, Central and South Asia, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa Manufacturer: Space Systems/Loral Bus platform: SSL-1300 Launch vehicle: Ariane-5ECA of Arianespace Launch date: 2018 Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana Lifespan: min. 15 years
COMMUNICATION PAYLOAD: KU-BAND:
Active transponders: 35 (36, 54, 72, 76 MHz) Uplink: 14000-14750 MHz Downlink: 11450-12750 MHz Beams: Europe & Asia, Pakistan & Afghanistan, West Africa, and Central Africa Polarization: Linear TWTA Power: 150 Watt
Conflicting older information from the Azerspace site when compare with the new information from the Intelsat site both cannot be right as this is the same satellite going to 45 east so I think it is best go by the Intelsat information here:-
According to Satellite Launches - LyngSat
AzerSpace 2 / Intelsat 38 will replace Intelsat 12 (IS-12) @ 45° East currently inclined @ 1.4°
Intelsat 904 @ 45.1° East will also move to a new location as it's mission here will be over as a temporary replacement for Intelsat 12,
Galaxy 11 @ 44.9° East currently inactive in my region may also move from here after a brief time providing feeds for some South American Football matches to Europe.
Quite possible - we have already accounted for 5 and probably 6:
I think the 4 in post #34 were all displayed during the "Azerspace customer profile" of the launch coverage.
There also has to be one high power west European beam to replicate the Intelsat 904 coverage which will be the one in post #36 Plus there will be an "Indian beam" for the Dialog TV service unless they intend to punt that one elsewhere.
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