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Telecom 2D



General


Designation 24209 / 96044B
Launch date 8 Aug 1996
Country of origin France
Mission Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit see below
Launch vehicle Ariane V90

Had interference problems with the 1° appart Amos 1 satellite in its early days.
Joined the Eutelsat fleet on 8 jun 2000.
Went inclined in Aug 2006.

Location


Begin End Position
L: 8 Aug 1996 May 2000 5°W
Jun 2000   8°W
Jul 2006 Nov 2012 8°W, inclined


End of life


Out of service Nov 2012
Cause sent to the junk orbit


External resources


sat-index articles


Technical data


Lyngsat transponder loading


Specifications
C-band
X-band


EIRP coverage (dBW)


C-band
Ku-band

S-band beacon: 2207.130 MHz

Ku-band


Main transponders 11
Backup transponders
Power 55 W (TWTA)
Bandwidth 36 MHz
Coverage and EIRP max Europe: 52.5 dBW
Polarization linear H/V
Uplink 14.0-14.25 GHz

Beacons: 11.4525 GHz V, 11.4505 GHz H, 2205.33 MHz

Transponder frequency chart (GHz)


Horizontal
Uplink
Horizontal
Downlink
Transponder Vertical
Downlink
Vertical
Uplink
  11.472 K1   14.272
14.293   K7 11.493  
  11.514 K2   14.314
14.335   K8 11.535  
  11.556 K3   14.356
14.377   K9 11.577  
  11.598 K4   14.398
14.419   K10 11.619  
  11.640 K5   14440
14.461   K11 11.661  
  11.682 K6   14.482


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