AsiaSat 2

Communications satellite. AsiaSat 2 was launched on November 28, 1995 aboard a Chang Zheng 2E from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (September 2009).

COSPAR 1995-064ANORAD 23723Hong Kong

Identity

Name in GCAT: Asiasat 2
Common name: AsiaSat 2
International designator: 1995-064A
NORAD catalog number: 23723
GCAT identifier: S23723
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/300

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Asiasat
Owner: Asiasat
Country: Hong Kong
Builder: Lockheed Martin Telecommunications/East Windsor
Platform (bus): AS7000

Launch

Date: November 28, 1995 · 11:30 UTC
Launch record: 1995-064Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2E
Spaceport: Xichang · pad LC2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,779 km
Apogee: 35,794 km
Inclination: 0.19°
Status: Renamed
Status date: September 2009
Last known active: August 2006
End of operations: May 21, 2012

Size

Mass: 3,460 kg
Dry mass: 1,500 kg
Length: 5.5 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 24.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q726818 (CC0).