DS2000
The DS2000 is a geostationary communications satellite bus designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric of Japan. Designed to carry payloads between 3 t (3.3 tons) and 5 t (5.5 tons), with power requirements of up to 15 kW, it is compatible with Ariane 5, Proton-M, Zenit-3SL, Atlas V, Falcon 9 and H-IIA.[2][3]
Manufacturer | MELCO |
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Country of origin | Japan |
Applications | Communications |
Specifications | |
Spacecraft type | Geostationary Communications satellite |
Design life | at least 15 years |
Launch mass | 3 t (3.3 tons) to 5 t (5.5 tons) |
Power | Up to 15 kW |
Batteries | Li-ion[1] |
Regime | Geostationary |
Production | |
Status | In Production |
Built | 16 |
On order | 16 |
Launched | 16 |
Maiden launch | DRTS (Kodama), September 10, 2002 |
Last launch | Es'hail 2, November 15, 2018 |
According to Moog-ISP, the DS2000 platform uses its bipropellant thrusters.[4]
List of satellites
Satellites using the DS2000 platform.[5][6]
Satellite | Order | Launch | Launch Result | Launch Vehicle | Launch Mass | Status | Remarks |
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DRTS (Kodama) | N/A | 2002-09-10 | Success | H-2A-2024 | 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) | N/A | |
ETS-VIII (Kiku 8) | N/A | 2006-12-18 | Success | H-2A-204 | 5,800 kg (12,800 lb) | N/A | |
MTSAT-2 (Himawari 7) | 2000 | 2006-02-18 | Success | H-2A-2024 | 4,650 kg (10,250 lb) | N/A | |
Superbird-7 (Superbird-C2) | 2005 | 2008-08-14 | Success | Ariane 5 ECA | 4,820 kg (10,630 lb) | N/A | |
QZS-1 (Michibiki 1) | N/A | 2010-09-11 | Success | H-2A-202 | 4,100 kg (9,000 lb) | N/A | |
ST-2 | 2008 | 2011-05-20 | Success | Ariane 5 ECA | 5,090 kg (11,220 lb) | N/A | |
Himawari 8 | 2009 | 2014-10-07 | Success | H-2A-202 | 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) | N/A | |
Türksat 4A | 2011 | 2014-02-14 | Success | Proton-M/Briz-M | 4,850 kg (10,690 lb) | N/A | |
Türksat 4B | 2011 | 2015-10-16 | Success | Proton-M/Briz-M | 4,924 kg (10,856 lb) | N/A | |
Himawari 9 | 2009 | 2016-11-02 | Success | H-2A-202 | 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) | N/A | |
DSN-2 (Kirameki 2) | 2017-01-24 | Success | H-2A-204 | N/A | |||
QZS-2 (Michibiki 2) | 2013 | 2017-06-01 | Success | H-2A-202 | 4,100 kg (9,000 lb) | N/A | |
QZS-3 (Michibiki 3) | 2013 | 2017-08-19 | Success | H-2A-204 | 4,100 kg (9,000 lb) | N/A | |
QZS-4 (Michibiki 4) | 2013 | 2017-10-09 | Success | H-2A-202 | 4,100 kg (9,000 lb) | N/A | |
Superbird-8 / DSN-1 (Kirameki 1) | 2014 | 2018-4-5 | Success | Ariane 5 ECA | N/A | N/A | |
Es'hail 2 | 2014 | 2018-11-15 | Success | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | 5,300 kg (11,700 lb) | N/A | |
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See also
References
- "Satellite Components/Bus Equipment". Mitsubishi Electric. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- "Satellite Platform DS2000". Mitsubishi Electric. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- Wade, Mark. "DS2000". Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- "Thrusters". Moog Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-21). "Mitsubishi Electric (Melco): DS-2000". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- "Satellite Programs". Mitsubishi Electric. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
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