Misplaced Pages

HYLAS 2

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from HYLAS-2)
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "HYLAS 2" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
HYLAS 2
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorAvanti Communications
COSPAR ID2012-043B Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.38741Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration15 years
Spacecraft properties
BusSTAR-2
ManufacturerOrbital Sciences Corporation
Launch mass3,325 kilograms (7,330 lb)
Power5 KW
Start of mission
Launch date2 August 2012 (2012-08-02)
RocketAriane 5ECA
Launch siteKourou ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude31.0° East
Transponders
Band24 + 6 Ka band (NATO K band)

HYLAS 2 is a geostationary High throughput satellite operated by Avanti Communications. HYLAS, an acronym for Highly Adaptable Satellite, was launched on Ariane 5 from Guyana Space Centre at Kourou, French Guiana, on 2 August 2012.

Construction

HYLAS 2 was constructed by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the STAR-2 platform for the UK telecommunications company Avanti Communications Plc.

Features

HYLAS 2 features 4 active and 6 gateway Ka beams covering Northern and Southern Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. HYLAS 2 is also equipped with steerable spot-beams to direct extra capacity in required areas when needed.

See also

References

  1. "HYLAS2" (PDF).
  2. "HYLAS 2 Product Sheet" (PDF). datasheet. Avanti Communications Group plc. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  3. Freedomsat - HYLAS 2 Coverage Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. - Hylas-2 Internet Coverage
← 2011Orbital launches in 20122013 →
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).


Stub icon

This article about one or more communications satellites is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: