Nilesat 102

Egypt

Spacecraft n°:

Egypt spacecraft n°: 2

Also called Nilesat 2

Launch data:

Designation	26470 / 00046B
Launch date	17 Aug 2000 - 23:16 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle	Ariane-44LP (V131)
Operator	Nilesat
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	°
Period	min
Location	7°W

Contract including the satellite, the launch, insurance and in-orbit delivery. Cost close to $200 million

Specifications

Prime contractor	Matra Marconi Space
Platform	Eurostar-2000
Mass at launch	1827 kg
Mass in orbit
Dry mass	813 kg
Dimension	2.3 x 2.4 x 1.7 m
Solar array	21.5 m span
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 3750 W
Design lifetime	12 years

2.3 m diameter antenna
Does not have the same solar panels as Nilesat 101 because of the rapid deterioration experience on them (Hotbird 5 has got the same panels problems).

Ku-band:

Main transponders	12 ?
Backup transponders	6
Power	100 W
Bandwidth	33 MHz
Coverage	Middle East & North Africa (same as Nilesat 101)
EIRP max	50.3 dBW
Polarization
Frequencies	Uplink: 17.3-17.7 GHz Downlink: 12.1-12.5 GHz

Will carry 2 active and 1 backup Skyplex unit (see hotbird 5 for details). The transponders downlink can be independantly switched in the 11.7-12.0 GHz band.

Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Transponder	Polarization	Frequency
21	H	12.111
22	V	12.130
23	H	12.149
24	V	12.169
25	H	12.188
26	V	12.207
27	H	12.226
28	V	12.245
29	H	12.265
30	V	12.284
31	H	12.303
32	V	12.322
33	H	12.341
34	V	12.360
35	H	12.380
36	V	12.399
37	H	12.418
38	V	12.437
39	H	12.456
40	V	12.476

Ref: #7, #15, #102 - update: 20.03.08