Mission type Communications COSPAR ID 2008-063A Mission duration 16 years (design life) Inclination 0.04° Period 24 hours Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome | Operator Ciel Satellite Group SATCAT no. 33453 Manufacturer Thales Alenia Space Inclination 0.04° Launch date 10 December 2008 Bus Spacebus | |
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Similar AMC‑21, Nimiq 5, Spaceway‑3, Anik F1, EchoStar XVI | ||
Ciel 2 (NORAD 33453) is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by Canadian Ciel Satellite Group. It was launched on December 10, 2008 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by a ILS Proton-M/Breeze-M vehicle. The satellite is built by Thales Alenia Space and is based on Spacebus-4000C4 bus. It is the largest Spacebus class satellite built to date (5561 kg). Operating from 129° West geostationary orbit position, its 32 Ku band transponders will deliver high-definition and other TV services throughout North America. The satellite delivers multiple independent spot beams in Ku band.
Dishnetwork has decided to spot beam local affiliates of major networks instead of offering them on CONUS as was previously done on Echostar 5.
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