Sirius 2

Sweden

Spacecraft n°:

Swedish spacecraft n°: 5

Also called Astra-5 and GE-1E

Launch data:

Designation	25049 / 97071A
Launch date	12 Nov 1997
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle	Ariane-44L (V102)
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35770 x 35801 km
Eccentricity	3.68E-04
Inclination	0.05 deg
Period	1436.06 min

Operated by NSAB a joint venture by Teracom Svensk Rundradio and Swedish Space Corporation, and GE Capital Satellites-Europe, a subsidiary of GE Capital Satellites International itself a subsidiary of GE Americom

Became operational in mid-Dec 1997.

Specifications:

Prime contractor	Aerospatiale (FR)
Platform	Spacebus-3000B
Operator	NSAB & GE Capital Satellites-Europe
Mass at launch	2888 kg
Dry Mass	1240 kg
Dimension	1.8 x 2.3 x 2.86 m
Solar array	26.3 m span
Stabilization	3 axis
DC power	BOL: 6100 W EOL: 5845 W
Design lifetime	15 years
Beacons	11.70685 GHz V & 11.74950 GHz H (+ 2209.006 MHz)

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
	4.8°E
04 Mar 2009	~4°E	manoeuvred off-station
~29 Mar 2009	31°E	relocated

two 1.8 m fixed antennas and one 1.4 m steerable antenna

End of live:

End of Operation:	Retired Apr 2009
Cause:

Ku-band for NSAB: Scandinavia (BSS)

Main transponders	13
Backup transponders	20-for-16
Power	52 W
Bandwidth	33 MHz
Coverage & EIRP max	Scandinavia: 60 dBW
Polarization	linear V
Frequencies	Uplink: 17.3 - 18.1 GHz Downlink: 11.7 - 12.5 GHz

Ku-band for GE: Europe (BSS)

Main transponders	13
Backup transponders	20-for-16
Power	72 W
Bandwidth	33 MHz
Coverage & EIRP max	Europe: 50 dBW
G/T max	4.5 dB/K
Polarization	linear H
Frequencies	Uplink: 17.3 - 18.1 GHz Downlink: 11.7 - 12.5 GHz

Ku-band for North & Central Europe (FSS)

Main transponders	3 (NSAB) + 3 (GE)
Backup transponders	20-for-16
Power	88 W
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage & EIRP max	Northern and Central Europe: 48 dBW
G/T max	4.5 dB/K
Polarization	linear
Frequencies	Uplink: 14.0 - 14.25 GHz Downlink: 12.5 - 12.75 GHz

Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal uplink	Horizontal downlink	Transponder	Vertical downlink	Vertical uplink	Beam
	11.72748	1		17.32748	Europe
17.34666		2	11.74666		Scandinavia
	11.76684	3		17.36584	Europe
17.50010		10	11.90010		Scandinavia
	12.07272	19		17.67272	Europe
17.69190		20	12.09190		Scandinavia
	12.11108	21		17.71108	Europe
17.73026		22	12.13026		Scandinavia
	12.14944	23		17.74944	Europe
17.76862		24	12.16862		Scandinavia
	12.18780	25		17.78780	Europe
17.80698		26	12.20698		Scandinavia
	12.22616	27		17.82616	Europe
17.84534		28	12.24534		Scandinavia
	12.26452	29		17.86452	Europe
17.88370		30	12.28370		Scandinavia
	12.30288	31		17.90288	Europe
17.92206		32	12.32206		Scandinavia
	12.34124	33		17.94124	Europe
17.96042		34	12.36042		Scandinavia
	12.37960	35		17.97960	Europe
17.99878		36	12.39878		Scandinavia
	12.41796	37		18.01790	Europe
18.03714		38	12.43714		Scandinavia
	12.45632	39		18.05632	Europe
18.07550		40	12.47550		Scandinavia

		3	12.60416		North/Central
		4	12.64582		North/Central
		5	12.68748		North/Central
	12.64582	10			North/Central
	12.68748	11			North/Central
	12.72914	12			North/Central

Comments:

Service for pan-regional broadcasters, regional feeds of global TV channels, business, pay-per-view cable, horse racing coverage; Scandinavian (fixed), Wsel, South & Central Europe (steerable).

Ref: #7(JR662), #225(0903), #226 - update: 06.08.12