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
KA BAND BEAMS
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 |