Spaceway 2

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation	28903 / 05046B
Launch date	16 Nov 2005 - 23:46 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5ECA
Mission	Communication
Geostationary orbit on Dec 05 - 10:49 UT:
Perigee / Apogee	27824 x 43753 km
Inclination	0.25°
Period	1436.20 min

Spaceway 1

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Boeing
Operator	DirecTV
Platform	BSS-702
Mass at launch	6116 kg
Dry Mass	3940 kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array
Propulsion	R-4D, 4x XIPS-25 Ion engines
Equipment	48 Ka-band transponders
Design lifetime	13 years

Location:

Begin	End	Position
Dec 2005		261°E

Mission details:

Spaceway 2 is a direct broadcast satellite, launched for DirecTV.
Note that the orbit shown above is not truly geosynchronous because the orbital data show an eccentric orbit, not a near-circular one. It is possible that this is due to an error in the measured orbital eccentricity, although the data would then have been consistently incorrect.

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Kourou.

Headquarter cancel Paris.

Credit covers: J.VdDr.

Ref.: #3(SD401), #7, #14, #204, #207, #415 - update: 13.01.20

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