Es'hail 2 at 25° E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 25° EChannel line-up at 25° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 43700
- COSPAR number
- 2018-090A
- Operator
- Es'hailSat
- Manufacturer
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MELCO)
- Model
- DS2000
- Launch
- 15 Nov 2018 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch mass
- 5300 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band MENA beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Es'hail 2
24 Ku-band and 11-Ka-band transponders to provide direct broadcasting services throughout the Middle East and North Africa as well as government communication services. Moreover, Es’hail 2 will provide the world’s first geostationary amateur radio service in S-band/X-band ranges via its AMSAT hosted payload.