SBS 2
Begin
|
End
|
Position
|
L:
24 Sep 1981
|
|
|
<
May 1992
|
Oct
1993 >
|
97°W
|
<
Jun 1994
|
Aug
1996
|
71°W,
inclined
|
Out
of service
|
Sep
1996
|
Cause
|
Deorbited
|
sat-index articles
Prime
contractor
|
Hughes
|
Platform
|
HS-376
|
Mass
at launch
|
|
Mass
in orbit
|
540
kg
|
Diameter
|
2.16
m
|
Height
|
2.82
m (6.6 m stowed)
|
Stabilization
|
Spin
stabilized
|
DC
power
|
1100
W
|
Design
lifetime
|
7
years
|
Main
transponders
|
10
|
Backup
transponders
|
|
Power
|
8
transponders of 20 W
2 transponders of 40 W
|
Bandwidth
|
43
MHz
|
Coverage
|
US
|
EIRP
max
|
43-40
dBW
|
Polarization
|
linear
H
|
Horizontal Downlink
|
Transponder
|
Vertical Uplink
|
11.725
|
1 |
14.025
|
11.774
|
2 |
14.074
|
11.823
|
3 |
14.123
|
11.872
|
4 |
14.172
|
11.921
|
5 |
14.221
|
11.970
|
6 |
14.270
|
12.019
|
7 |
14.319
|
12.068
|
8 |
14.368
|
12.117
|
9 |
14.417
|
12.166
|
10
|
14.466
|