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ABS-2A

Communications satellite. ABS-2A was launched on June 15, 2016 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-038ANORAD 41588Hong Kong

Identity

Name in GCAT
ABS-2A
International designator
2016-038A
NORAD catalog number
41588
GCAT identifier
S41588

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
ABS
Owner
ABS (HK)
Country
Hong Kong
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
BSS-702SP

Launch

Date
June 15, 2016 · 14:29 UTC
Launch record
2016-038Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO
Perigee
397 km
Apogee
62,595 km
Inclination
24.64°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass
1,954 kg
Dry mass
1,500 kg
Length
4.6 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
40.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14915003 (CC0).