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Ciel-2 Operator Ciel Satellite Group Major contractors Thales Alenia Space Bus Spacebus 4000 C4 Mission type Communications Satellite of Earth Launch date 2008-12-10, 13:43 GMT Launch vehicle Proton-M Breeze M Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Pad 39Mission duration 16 years (design life) COSPAR ID 2008-063A Homepage ILS website Mass 5,561 kg (12,260 lb) Orbital elements Regime GSO Inclination 0° Apoapsis 0 km (0.0 mi) Periapsis 0 km (0.0 mi) Orbital period 1436.1 minutes Longitude 129° West Orbits per day One (sidereal) Transponders Transponders 32 Ku band Coverage area Canada and the contiguous United States References: 1[1] Ciel 2 (NORAD 33453) is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by Canadian Ciel Satellite Group[1]. It was launched on December 10, 2008 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by ILS Proton-M/Breeze-M vehicle. The satellite is built by Thales Alenia Space and is based on Spacebus-4000C4 bus. It is the largest Spacebus class satellite built to date (5561 kg). Operating from 129° West geostationary orbit position, its 32 Ku band transponders will deliver high-definition and other TV services throughout North America. The satellite delivers multiple independent spot beams in Ku band.
Dishnetwork has decided to spot beam local affiliates of major networks instead of offering them on CONUS as was previously done on Echostar 5.
References
External links
- ILS website mission control
- Thales Alenia Space press release
- Ciel-2 footprints at Satbeams
Categories:- Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
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