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TV-Sat 2

West German communications satellite
Vehicle Communications Satellite Q16061242

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
communications satellite
Country
West Germany (1989–1990), Germany (1990–present)[2]
Follows
TV-Sat 1[4]
Launch date
1989-08-08
Part of
TV-Sat[6]
Country of origin
France[8]
Launch vehicle
Ariane 44LP
Manufacturer
Aérospatiale[5]
Mass
2,136 kg[17]
Operator
Deutsche Bundespost (1989–1995), Deutsche Telekom (1995–present)[3]
Powered by
spacecraft solar array, S400[9][10]
Satellite of
geostationary orbit
Service life
8 year[18]
Significant event
rocket launch[14]
Space launch vehicle
Ariane 44LP[7]
Space tug
H10[15]
Spacecraft bus
Spacebus-300[13]
Start point
ELA-2[16]
Type of orbit
geostationary orbit[11]
UTC date of spacecraft launch
August 8, 1989[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en TV-Sat 2 en TV-Sat-2 en TVSat 2 pt TV-Sat 2
🔖 Identifiers · 5
COSPAR ID
1989-062A
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1pz2tt0jv
NSSDCA ID
1989-062A
SCN
20168
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Satellite", "20168"]

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🔗 Connections
Country 2
Germany, West Germany
Operator 2
Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Bundespost
Belongs to 1
TV-Sat
Country of origin 1
France
Follows 1
TV-Sat 1
Instance of 1
communications satellite
Manufacturer 1
Aérospatiale
Part of 1
TV-Sat
Powered by 1
spacecraft solar array
Preceded by (successor) 1
TV-Sat 1
Significant event 1
rocket launch
Space launch vehicle 1
Ariane 44LP
Space tug 1
H10
Spacecraft bus 1
Spacebus-300
Start point 1
ELA-2
Type of orbit 1
geostationary orbit
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Summary

TV-Sat 2 is a communications satellite[1].

Related Entities

Aérospatiale Ariane 44LP communications satellite Deutsche Bundespost Deutsche Telekom France Germany H10 Spacebus-300 TV-Sat TV-Sat 1 West Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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