ABS-2A
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ABS-2A is an all-electric propulsion commercial communications satellite which is owned and operated by ABS. Co-located with ABS-2 at the 75°E orbital position, the satellite provides coverage over markets in South East Asia, Africa, MENA and Russia. The satellite is equipped with 48 Ku-band transponder and is designed for DTH services, cellular backhaul, VSAT, maritime and mobility solutions.
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- Instance of
- artificial satellite of the Earth
- Mass
- 2000
- Manufacturer
- Boeing Satellite Development Center
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- space launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Full Thrust
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2016-06-15
- start point
- Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40
- launch contractor
- SpaceX
- spacecraft bus
- Boeing 702
- type of orbit
- geostationary orbit
- powered by
- spacecraft solar array
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ABS-2A is an all-electric propulsion commercial communications satellite which is owned and operated by ABS. Co-located with ABS-2 at the 75°E orbital position, the satellite provides coverage over markets in South East Asia, Africa, MENA and Russia. The satellite is equipped with 48 Ku-band transponder and is designed for DTH services, cellular backhaul, VSAT, maritime and mobility solutions.
== Manufacture and specifications == The satellite was designed and manufactured by Boeing, and is a Boeing 702SP model communication satellite. It was launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 15 June 2016. The satellite lifted off as part of a dual launch and was the second deployment at 11:05am EDT.
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