Indostar 2 / ProtoStar 2 → SES 7 (original) (raw)
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Indostar 2 / ProtoStar 2 [Boeing BSS]
ProtoStar ordered in 2007 the ProtoStar 2 satellite from Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS), Inc.
The satellite uses an already existing Boeing BSS-601HPor "high power" version of the body-stabilized spacecraft. The spacecraft was originally built as Galaxy 8iR, which was cancelled in 2004. For use as ProtoStar 2 the payload was modified to contain 10 S-band transponders, which will act as a replacement for the Indostar 1 satellite. The S-band payload is operated under the name of Indostar 2 (Cakrawarta 2).
The Indostar 2 / ProtoStar 2 was launched in 2009. In Late 2009 the satellite was sold in an auction to SES after the ProtoStar venture succumbed to multiple frequency-coordination issues. The satellite was renamed SES 7 in May 2010.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | ProtoStar |
| Contractors: | Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) |
| Equipment: | 22 (+5) Ku-band transponders, 10 (+3) X/S-band |
| Configuration: | BSS-601HP |
| Propulsion: | R-4D-11-300, 4 × XIPS-13 ion engines |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 3905 kg (launch), 3087 kg (BOL) |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indostar 2 / ProtoStar 2 (Cakrawarta 2) → SES 7 (ex Galaxy 8iR) | 2009-027A | 16.05.2009 | Ba LC-200/39 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) |