SATELLITE OVERVIEW
The ABS-2A satellite was successfully launched on June 12, 2016 on a SpaceX Falcon 9. It entered service in early 2017. The satellite is co-located with ABS-2 at the prime location of 75°E. Designed with 48 transponders and 5 dedicated high powered Ku-band beams, ABS-2A serves South East Asia, Russia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the MENA region. ABS-2A is a Boeing all-electric propulsion 702SP satellite.
Services:
- DTH services
- Cellular backhaul
- VSAT solutions
- Mobility & Maritime
- Government and Military applications
KU BAND BEAMS
Russia FSS | 44-53dBW
South East Asia 1 | 44-55dBW
South East Asia 2 | 42-56dBW
Africa | 45-52dBW
MENA | 45-54dBW
| PARAMETER | KU-BAND |
| Number of Transponders | 48 |
| Transponder Bandwidth (MHz) | 54, 72, 108 |
| Uplink / Downlink Frequencies (GHz) | 13.705 – 14.800 & 17.300 – 18.100 / 10.950 – 11.200 & 11.450 – 12.750 |
| Uplink / Downlink Signal Polarization | Linear (H & V) |
| Cross-Polarization Separation (dB) | > 27 |
| EIRP (Peak Value) (dBW) | 53 (Russia FSS) and 53 (Russia BSS) 55 (South East Asia 1) 56 (South East Asia 2) 52 (Africa) 54 (MENA) |
| TWTA Redundancy | 48 for 40 (with 8 active spares) |
| TWTA Size (Watts) | 150 |
| Receiver Redundancy | 2 for 1 |
| Downconverter Redundancy | 2 for 1 |
| Uplink SFD (dBW/m2) | -96 to -74 (0 dB/K G/T) |
| G/T (Peak Value)(dB/K) | 9 (Russia BSS) and 8 (Russia FSS) 12 (South East Asia 1) 11 (South East Asia 2) 7 (Africa) 8 (MENA) |
