| Names | ҚазСат-2 QazSat-2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | JSC KazSat |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-035B |
| SATCATno. | 37749 |
| Website | http://www.rcsc.kz/Home/IndexEng |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 13 years, 8 months and 5 days(in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | KazSat-2 |
| Spacecraft type | Yakhta |
| Bus | Yakhta modified |
| Manufacturer | Khrunichev (bus) Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 1,330 kg (2,930 lb) |
| Power | 5.8kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 15 July 2011, 23:16:10UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-M /Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | September 2011 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 86.5° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 16 (+4)Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Kazakhstan |
KazSat-2 (Kazakh:ҚазСат-2,QazSat-2) is the secondKazakhcommunications satellite afterKazSat-1. It was launched on 16 July 2011, at 23:16:10UTC byProton-M /Briz-Mlaunch vehicle.[1] This satellite was constructed byKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center for thesatellite bus andThales Alenia Space (Italy) for the payload. Thales Alenia Space is also the provider ofKazSat-1 andKazSat-3 payloads.
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