Es'hail 2
Es'hail 2 (a.k.a. Qatar-OSCAR 100 or QO-100) is a Qatari satellite, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 15, 2018. Es'hail 2 was built by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric company, and operates at 26° East longitude along a geostationary orbit to provide direct-to-home television services in the Middle East and North Africa region. The satellite features 24 Ku-band and 11 Ka-band transponders to provide direct broadcasting services for television, government and commercial content distribution. In addition to commercial services, the payload of Es'hail 2 includes a linear transponder with a bandwidth of 500 kHz and 8 MHz for the amateur radio satellite service, with uplink on 2.4 GHz (13-cm band) and downlink on 10.45 GHz (3-cm band).
Launch of Falcon 9 flight 63 carrying Es'hail-2 | |
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Es'hailSat |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-090A |
| SATCAT no. | 43700 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | DS2000 |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric |
| Launch mass | 5,300 kilograms (11,700 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 15 November 2018, 20:46 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 26° East |
| Inclination | 0.033 |
| Epoch | 60 |