SBS 2 |
USA |
| Designation | 12855 / 81096A |
| Launch date | 24 Sep 1981 |
| Launch site | CC, LC-17A |
| Launch vehicle | Delta-3910 PAM-D (#156) |
| Mission | Telecommunications |
| Geostationary orbit: | |
| 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 |
| 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 |