| ► Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) |
| Satellite name: | ABS-1, 75°E*; ABS-1 A, 75°E**; ABS-5***, 146°E; ABS-2, 75°E (to be launched) |
| Spacecraft data: |
| Model: | LM A2100AX(1); GE-3000 (1A); FS-1300 (5) |
| Area of coverage: |
CIS, Africa, Asia, Middle East, Pacific Rim, E. Europę (C-band); Central Asia, India, SE Asia, CIS, Middle East, and Eastern Europę (Ku-band) [1]; South Korea (1A); apan to Indonesia, India to the Philippines and spot beam at Hawaii (C-band); Coastal China, Taiwan, Hanoi and the Philippines (Ku-band) [5] |
| Mass (dry): |
1,730 kg (1) |
| Mass (at launch): |
1,464 kg (1A) |
| Mass (in orbit): |
3,775 kg (separated) [5] |
| Stabilization: |
3-axis |
| Eclipse protection: |
Fuli |
| Primary power (EOL): |
6,853 W (1); 1,533 W (1 A); 7,273 W (5) |
| Launch datę: |
September26,1999 (1); January 14,1996 (1A); August 20,1997 (5); 2013 (2) |
| Launch vehicle: |
Proton (1); Delta II (1A); Long March 3B (5); Ariane V (2) |
| Expected lifetime: |
15 years (1,5); 12 years (1A) |
| Transponders: |
| Number: |
28 C-band; 16 Ku-band (1); 12 Ku-band FSS, 3 Ku-band DBS (1A); 24 C-band, 6 Extended C-band, 24 Ku-band (5); up to 87 active C-, Ku- & Ka- (2) |
| Power output: |
45 TWTA (C-band), 90 W, 135 W TWTA (Ku-band) [1]; 14 WTWTA(FSS), 120 W TWTA(DBS) [1A]; 27 W TWTA C-band and Extended C-band; 110 W TWTA Ku-band (5) |
| Bandwidth: |
36 MHz (C-band), 27 MHz (Ku-band) [1]; 36 MHz (FSS), 27 MHz (DBS) [1A]; 36 MHz (5) |
| Uplink frequencies: |
5.725-6.025 GHz, 6.425-6.725 GHz (C-band), 13.750-14.0 GHz (Ku-band) [1]; 14.0 -14.5 GHz (FSS), 14.5 -14.8 GHz (DBS) [1A]; 5.927-6.417 GHz (C-band); 6.587-6.723 GHz (Extended C-band); 14.021-14.497 GHz (Ku-band) [5] |
| Downlink frequencies: |
3.7-4.0 GHz, 3.4-3.7 GHz (C-band), 12.5-12.75 GHz (Ku-band) [1]; 12.25 -12.75 GHz (FSS), 11.7-12.0 GHz (DBS) [1A]; 3.702-4.192 GHz (C-band); 3.562-3.698 GHz (Extended C-band); 12.203-12.679 GHz (Ku-band) [5] |
| Polarization: |
Linear (1); Linear (FSS), LHCP (DBS) [1A]; Dual linear (5) |
| Redundancy: |
4:2 (C-band) [1]; 12/16 (FSS), 3/6 (DBS) [1A]; 2 x 19 for 15 C-band; 2 x 16 for 12 Ku-band (5) |
| EIRP: |
31 to 39 dBW (C-band), 34 to 49.5 dBW Northern Beam, 41 to 52 dBW Southern Beam dBW (Ku-band) [1]; 50.2 dBW (FSS), 59.4 dBW (DBS) [1A]; 42 dBW max (C-band, Extended C-band), 55 dBW max (Ku-band) [5] |
| G/T: |
-3.5 dB/K (1); 13.5 dB/K (FSS), 13.0 dB/K (DBS) [1A]; -3 dB/K (main beam) edge of coverage, -5 dB/K (spot beam) edge of coverage C-band; +3 dB/K edge of coverage Ku-band (5) |
| Baseband processor: |
Spacecraft Control Electronics (5) |
| Single carriersaturation flux density: |
-88 dBW/m2 C-band; -77 to -95 dBW/m2 Ku-band (adjustable) [5] |
| Manufacturer: |
Lockheed Martin (1); Matra Marconi Space U.K. and Lockheed Martin (1A); Space Systems Loral (2, 5) |
| *Formerly known as LMI-1; **Formerly Koreasat-2, inclined orbit; ***Formerly Agila-2 |