ABS-4 at 61° E
also known as ABS 2i, Mobisat-1, MBSAT 1
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 61° EChannel line-up at 61° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 28184
- COSPAR number
- 2004-007A
- Operator
- ABS
- Manufacturer
- Intuitive Machines (SSL/MDA/Maxar/Lanteris)
- Model
- LS-1300
- Launch
- 13 Mar 2004 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Atlas 3A (Atlas IIIA)
- Launch mass
- 4143 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 12 yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- S-band East beam (S band) View footprint
- S-band West beam (S band) View footprint
- Ku-band East beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band West beam (Ku band) View footprint
About ABS-4
16 S-band and 1 Ku-band transponder to provide S-DMB services to cellular phones and other portable devices in Japan and South Korea. Due to financial issues the broadcasting operations were stopped on March 31, 2009. Relocated to 63.5E position and re-branded as ABS 4/2i.