DS2000
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| manufacturer =MELCO
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| country =Japan
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| applications =Communications
| spacecraft_type =Geostationary Communications satellite
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| design_life = At least 15 years
| launch_mass = {{convert|3|tonne|abbr=on}} to {{convert|5|tonne|abbr=on}}
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| power = Up to 15 kW
| batteries = Li-ion
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| orbits = Geostationary
| status = In production
| built = 16
| orders = 16
| launched = 16
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| first = DRTS (Kodama), September 10, 2002
| last = Es'hail 2, November 15, 2018
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The DS2000 is a geostationary communications satellite bus designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric of Japan. Designed to carry payloads between {{convert|3|tonne|abbr=on}} and {{convert|5|tonne|abbr=on}}, 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.
According to Moog-ISP, the DS2000 platform uses its bipropellant thrusters.
List of satellites
Satellites using the DS2000 platform.
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Satellite | Order | Launch | Launch vehicle | Launch mass | Launch result |
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DRTS (Kodama) | {{N/a}} | 2002-09-10 | H2A 2024 | {{convert|2800|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
ETS-VIII (Kiku 8) | {{N/a}} | 2006-12-18 | H2A 204 | {{convert|5800|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
MTSAT-2 (Himawari 7) | 2000 | 2006-02-18 | H2A 2024 | {{convert|4650|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
Superbird-7 (Superbird-C2) | 2005 | 2008-08-14 | Ariane 5 ECA | {{convert|4820|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
QZS-1 (Michibiki 1) | {{N/a}} | 2010-09-11 | H2A 202 | {{convert|4100|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
ST-2 | 2008 | 2011-05-20 | Ariane 5 ECA | {{convert|5090|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
Himawari 8 | 2009 | 2014-10-07 | H2A 202 | {{convert|3500|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
Türksat 4A | 2011 | 2014-02-14 | Proton-M/Briz-M | {{convert|4850|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
Türksat 4B | 2011 | 2015-10-16 | Proton-M/Briz-M | {{convert|4924|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
Himawari 9 | 2009 | 2016-11-02 | H2A 202 | {{convert|3500|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
DSN-2 (Kirameki 2) | 2017-01-24 | H2A 204 | {{Success}} | ||
QZS-2 (Michibiki 2) | 2013 | 2017-06-01 | H2A 202 | {{convert|4100|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
QZS-3 (Michibiki 3) | 2013 | 2017-08-19 | H2A 204 | {{convert|4100|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
QZS-4 (Michibiki 4) | 2013 | 2017-10-09 | H2A 202 | {{convert|4100|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
Superbird-8 / DSN-1 (Kirameki 1) | 2014 | 2018-04-05 | Ariane 5 ECA | {{Success}} | |
Es'hail 2 | 2014 | 2018-11-15 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | {{convert|5300|kg|abbr=on}} | {{Success}} |
See also
References
External links
- [http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/bu/space/satellite_platform/index.html MELCO DS2000 page]
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