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HKSAT 2 is
scheduled to be launched in 2005 on a Long March rocket. Hong Kong Satellite Technology
Group (HKSTG) expects to launch 7 HKSAT
satellites.
HKSAT
2 will carry 20 Ku-band transponders,
and provide 5.500 kW of power. The satellite is
based on the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) AMOS telecommunication spacecraft bus.
The satellite has a design life guarantee to provide a
12 year service
life. The satellite will be used to support the 2008
Olympic games, to be held in Beijing.
| HKSAT
2
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SPACECRAFT
|
| Int'l Designation |
|
Scheduled
|
| Owner / Sponsor |
Hong Kong Satellite Technology
Group (HKSTG)
|
| Mission |
Telecommunication
|
| Manufacturer / Model |
Israel
Aircraft Industries MBT
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AMOS
|
| Launch Mass |
|
| Dimensions, stowed |
|
| Mission Orbit |
GSO
|
|
| Design Life |
12
years
|
| Power (EOL) |
5.500
kW
|
|
LAUNCH
|
| Launch Vehicle
Model |
Long
March |
| Date / Time (UTC) |
2005
|
|
|
FINANCIAL
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| Satellite cost |
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| Web Links |
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