Apstar II
Apstar II|
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| Spacecraft properties |
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| Manufacturer |
Boeing |
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| Start of mission |
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| Launch date |
January 26, 1995 (1995-01-26) |
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| Rocket |
Chang Zheng 2E |
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| Launch site |
Xichang LA-2 |
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| Orbital parameters |
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| Reference system |
Geocentric |
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| Regime |
Geostationary |
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| Transponders |
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| Band |
32 C band
8 Ku band |
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| TWTA power |
52W (C band)
50-120W (Ku band) |
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APSTAR II was a communications satellite based on the Hughes HS-601 spacecraft design, built by Hughes Space and Communications Company, now a subsidiary of Boeing, designed to provide video radio data and telephone services for about 2/3 of the world's population. It was launched on Jan. 26, 1995 by a Long March 2E launcher from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, but was destroyed shortly after liftoff by an explosion.
It was commissioned by APT Satellite Company, a Hong-Kong based, Chinese government-sponsored competitor to Asiasat[1]
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Intelsat 704 | Express 1 | Tsikada 1 · Faisat 1 · Astrid 1 | Apstar II | USA-108 | STS-63 (SPARTAN-204 · ODERACS 2A · ODERACS 2B · ODERACS 2C · ODERACS 2D · ODERACS 2E · ODERACS 2F | Progress M-26 | Foton #10 | STS-67 | Kosmos 2306 | Kosmos 2307 · Kosmos 2308 · Kosmos 2309 | Soyuz TM-21 | SFU · Himawari 5 | Kosmos 2310 | Intelsat 705 | Kosmos 2311 | USA-109 | Gurwin 1 · EKA-2 · UNAMSAT-A | Brasilsat B2 · Hot Bird 1 | Orbcomm FM1 · Orbcomm FM2 · OrbView-1 | Ofek-3 | AMSC-1 | Progress M-27 | ERS-2 | USA-110 | Intelsat 706 | Spektr | GOES 9 | Kosmos 2312 | USA-111 | Kosmos 2313 | DirecTV-3 | STEP-3 | STS-71 | Kosmos 2314 | Kosmos 2315 | Helios 1A · Cerise · UPMSat | USA-112 | STS-70 ( TDRS-7) | Progress M-28 | Kosmos 2316 · Kosmos 2317 · Kosmos 2318 | USA-113 | Interbol 1 · Maigon 4 | PAS-4 | Koreasat 1 | Molniya 3-59 | GEMStar 1 | JCSAT-3 | N-STAR a | Kosmos 2319 | Sich-1 · FASat-Alfa | Soyuz TM-22 | STS-69 (SPARTAN-201 · WSF) | Telstar 402R | Resurs-F2 #10 | Kosmos 2320 | Kosmos 2321 | Progress M-29 | Luch-1 | Astra 1E | STS-73 | USA-114 | METEOR | Kosmos 2322 | Radarsat-1 · SURFSAT | USA-115 | STS-74 ( SO) | ISO | Gals 2 | AsiaSat 2 | SOHO | USA-116 | Télécom 2C · INSAT-2C | Kosmos 2323 · Kosmos 2324 · Kosmos 2325 | Galaxy 3R | Progress M-30 | Kosmos 2326 | IRS-1C · Skipper | EchoStar I | RXTE |
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