Thor 2

Norway

Spacecraft n°:

Norwegian spacecraft n°: 2

Launch data:

Designation	24808 / 97025A
Launch date	21 May 1997
Launch site	CC, LC-17A
Launch vehicle	Delta-7925 (#243)
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit:
Geostationary orbit	1°W

To be delivered in orbit

Specifications

Prime contractor	Hughes
Platform	HS-376HP (49th to be built)
Mass at launch
Mass in orbit	646 kg
Dimension	2.16 m diameter x 3.32 m height (7.76 m deployed)
Solar array	gallium arsenide
Stabilization	spin stabilized
DC power	EOL: 1400 W
Design lifetime	11 years

Location:

Begin	End	Position

03 Jul 2008		drifting to the East

Ku-band:

Main transponders	15
Backup transponders	3
Power	40 W (TWTA)
Bandwidth	26 MHz
Coverage	Northern Europe
EIRP max	52 dBW
Polarization	linear H/V

A wiring error in the antenna waveguides at construction time cause the polarization to be reverse. Financial compensation is expected.

Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Transponder	Polarization	Frequency
1	V	11.215625
2	H	11.228625
3	V	11.246875
4	H	11.260750
5	V	11.278125
6	H	11.292875
7	V	11.309375
8	H	11.325000
9	V	11.340625
10	H	11.357125
11	V	11.371875
12	H	11.389250
13	V	11.403125
14	H	11.421375
15	V	11.434375

Ref: #15, #225(0806) - update: 19.10.08