| Names | TVSAT-2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Deutsche Bundespost |
| COSPAR ID | 1989-062A |
| SATCAT no. | 20168 |
| Website | https://www.telekom.com/en |
| Mission duration | 8 years (planned) 10 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | TV-Sat 2 |
| Spacecraft type | Spacebus |
| Bus | Spacebus 300 |
| Manufacturer | Eurosatellite (Aérospatiale) and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) |
| Launch mass | 2,144 kg (4,727 lb) |
| Dimensions | 2.4 x 1.64 x 6.4 m |
| Power | 4.5 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 8 August 1989, 23:25:53 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44LP H10 (V33) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | October 1998 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | September 1999 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit [1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 19.2° West (1989-1995) 0.6 West (1995-1998) 12.5 West (1998-1999) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 5 Ku-Band [1] |
| Bandwidth | 27 MHz |
| Coverage area | Europe, Germany |
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