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ST-2
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Singapore Telecom Chunghwa Telecom
COSPAR ID	2011-022B
SATCAT no.	37606
Mission duration	15 years


Bus	DS-2000
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Electric
Launch mass	5,090 kilograms (11,220 lb)


Start of mission
Launch date	20 May 2011, 20:38 (2011-05-20UTC20:38Z) UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5ECA VA202
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	88° east
Perigee altitude	35,785 kilometres (22,236 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,799 kilometres (22,244 mi)
Inclination	0.00 degrees
Period	23.93 hours
Epoch	29 October 2013, 17:11:17 UTC

ST-2 is a telecommunications satellite made by Mitsubishi Electric. It was launched on May 20, 2011 atop an Ariane 5 ECA rocket from ESA's Guiana Space Centre in a dual-launch mission with GSAT-8. a ST-2 is a replacement for the ST-1 satellite. It is built around the DS2000 spacecraft bus. It is in geosynchronous orbit at 88 deg. East, and is operated by the ST-2 Satellite Ventures joint company of Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) and Chunghwa Telecom. It provides relay services over the Middle East, Central Asia, India and Southeast Asia.

References

McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
"ST 2 Satellite details 2011-022B NORAD 37606". N2YO. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

External links

"Arianespace launch for Asia and India ST-2 and GSAT-8 satellites in orbit" (Press release). Arianspace. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023.
"ST2 SATELLITE - About ST-2". Singtel. 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
"Mitsubishi Electric Puts ST-2 Satellite into Orbit". SpaceDaily. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 2024-05-30.

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