SATELLITE OVERVIEW
ABS-7 is a Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite featuring Ku and Ka-band transponders. The satellite’s two FSS beams cover Afghanistan and the Middle East region, making it ideal for GSM cellular backhaul, satellite broadband, VSAT services and government applications.
The high-powered BSS Ku-band coverage over Pakistan, Afghanistan and North West India is suitable for DTH and CATV video distribution.
Its Ka-band beam over Afghanistan and Pakistan is also highly suitable for government applications.
KU BAND BEAMS
FSS Afghanistan | 40-60dBW
12 FSS Ku-Band Transponders@36MHz
Polarization: Linear
Uplink/Downlink Frequency: 14.000 – 14.500 / 12.250 – 12.750 GHz
BSS Pakistan | 43-62 dBW
6 BSS Ku-Band Transponders@27MHz
Polarization: Circular
Uplink/Downlink Frequency: 14.500 – 14.800 / 11.700 – 12.000 GHz
Steerable Middle East | 38-52dBW
12 FSS Ku-Band Transponders@36MHz
Polarization: Linear
Uplink/Downlink Frequency: 14.000 – 14.500 / 12.250 – 12.750 GHz
KA BAND BEAMS
Afghanistan Beam | 38-60dBW
3 Ka-Band Transponders@200 MHz
Polarization: Circular
Uplink/Downlink Frequency: 30.085 – 30.885 / 20.335 – 21.155 GHz
| PARAMETERS | FSS KU-BAND | BSS KU-BAND | KA-BAND |
| Number of Transponders | 12 (Afghanistan) & 12 (Middle East) | 6 (Pakistan) | 3 |
| Transponder Bandwidth (MHz) | 36 | 27 | 200 |
| Uplink / Downlink Frequencies (GHz) | 14.000 – 14.500 / 12.250 – 12.750 | 14.500 – 14.800 / 11.700 – 12.000 | 30.085 – 30.885 / 20.335 – 21.155 |
| Uplink / Downlink Signal Polarization | Linear | Circular | Circular |
| Cross-Polarization Separation (dB) | 33 | 27.3 | 28 |
| EIRP (Peak Value) (dBW) | 60 (Afghanistan) &52 (Middle East) | 62 | 60 |
| TWTA Size (Watts) | 45 | 120 | 82 |
| TWTA Redundancy | 32 for 24 | 9 for 6 | 5 for 3 |
| Reciever Redundancy | 5 for 3 | 2 for 1 | 2 for 1 |
| Uplink SFD (dBW/m2) | -93.5 (Afghanistan) & -87 (Middle East) | -85.5 | -89.5 |
| G/T (Peak Value) (dB/K) | 17.5 (Afghanistan) & 12 (Middle East) | 18 | 14.5 |