SATELLITE OVERVIEW
Covering the Pacific Ocean region and East Asia, ABS-6 features 8 Ku-band transponders and is located at 159°E.
Its wide C and Ku coverage beams are suitable for VSAT services, TV distribution, IP trunking, cellular backhaul and maritime services. ABS-6 is a Lockheed Martin A2100 AX satellite.
KU BAND BEAMS
C BAND BEAMS
PARAMETER | C-BAND | KU-BAND |
Number of Transponders | 28 | 16 |
Transponder Bandwidth (MHz) | 36 | 27 |
Uplink / Downlink Frequencies (GHz) | 5.725-6.725/3.400-4.200 | 13.750-14.500/10.900-12.750 |
Uplink / Downlink Signal Polarization | Linear Cross-pol (H/V) | Linear Co-pol Northern (V/V) Southern (H/H) |
Cross-Polarization Separation (dBW) | 30 | 30 |
EIRP (Peak Value) (dBW) | 38 (A Beam) 39 (B Beam) |
49 (Northern Beam) 51 (Southern Beam) |
TWTA Size (Watts) | 45 | 90 & 135 (Southern Beam) |
TWTA Redundancy | 2 groups of 16 for 14 | 2 groups of 11 for 8 |
Receiver Redundancy | 4 for 2 | 4 for 2 |
Uplink SFD (dBW/m2) | -97 to -75 (at -3 dB/K) | -92 to -70 (at -3 dB/K) |
Gain Control Range | 22dB in 2dB steps | 22dB in 2dB steps |
G/T (Peak Value) (dB/K) | 1 (A Beam) 0 (B Beam) |
5 (Northern Beam) 6 (Southern Beam) |