![]() Launch of Falcon 9 flight 63 carrying Es'hail-2 | |
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Es'hailSat |
COSPAR ID | 2018-090A |
SATCAT no. | 43700![]() |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | DS2000 |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric |
Launch mass | 5,300 kilograms (11,700 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 15 November 2018 | , 20:46 UTC
Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 26° East[1] |
Inclination | 0.033[2] |
Epoch | 60[3] |
Es'hail 2 (a.k.a. Qatar-OSCAR 100 or QO-100[4]) is a Qatari satellite, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 15, 2018.[5][6] Es'hail 2 was built by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric company, and operates at 26° East longitude along a geostationary orbit to provide direct-to-home television services in the Middle East and North Africa region.[7] The satellite features 24 Ku-band and 11 Ka-band transponders to provide direct broadcasting services for television, government and commercial content distribution.[8] In addition to commercial services, the payload of Es'hail 2 includes a linear transponder with a bandwidth of 500 kHz and 8 MHz for the amateur radio satellite service, with uplink on 2.4 GHz (13-cm band) and downlink on 10.45 GHz (3-cm band).[9]