AsiaSat 2
AsiaSat 2 was a Hong Kong communications satellite, which was owned, and was initially operated, by the Hong Kong based Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company. It was positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 17° East of the Greenwich Meridian, on lease to Spacecom. It spent most of its operational life at 100.5° East, from where it was used to provide fixed satellite services, including broadcasting, audio and data transmission, to Asia and the Pacific Ocean.
| Names | AMOS-5i |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | AsiaSat (1995–2009, 2012) Spacecom (2009–2011) |
| COSPAR ID | 1995-064A |
| SATCAT no. | 23723 |
| Website | https://www.asiasat.com |
| Mission duration | 13 years (planned) 16 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | AsiaSat-2 |
| Spacecraft type | AS-7000 |
| Bus | Lockheed Martin AS-7000 |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Astro Space |
| Launch mass | 3,379 kg (7,449 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 November 1995, 11:30:05 UTC |
| Rocket | Long March 2E / FG-46 |
| Launch site | Xichang, LA-2 |
| Contractor | CGWIC |
| Entered service | January 1996 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | May 2012 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 100.5° East (1995–2009) 17° East (2009–2010) 120° East (2012) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 34 transponders: 26 C-band 8 Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Asia, Pacific Ocean |
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