DS2000
ManufacturerMELCO
Country of originJapan
ApplicationsCommunications
Specifications
Spacecraft typeGeostationary Communications satellite
Launch mass3 t (3.3 tons) to 5 t (5.5 tons)
PowerUp to 15 kW
BatteriesLi-ion[1]
RegimeGeostationary
Design lifeAt least 15 years
Production
StatusIn production
On order16
Built16
Launched16
Maiden launchDRTS (Kodama), September 10, 2002
Last launchEs'hail 2, November 15, 2018

The DS2000 is a geostationary communications satellite bus designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric of Japan. Designed to carry payloads between 3 t (3.3 tons) and 5 t (5.5 tons), with power requirements of up to 15 kW. It is compatible with Ariane 5, Proton-M, Zenit-3SL, Atlas V, Falcon 9 and H-IIA.[2][3]

According to Moog-ISP, the DS2000 platform uses its bipropellant thrusters.[4]

List of satellites

Satellites using the DS2000 platform.[5][6]

SatelliteOrderLaunchLaunch vehicleLaunch massLaunch result
DRTS (Kodama)2002-09-10H2A 20242,800 kg (6,200 lb)Success
ETS-VIII (Kiku 8)2006-12-18H2A 2045,800 kg (12,800 lb)Success
MTSAT-2 (Himawari 7)20002006-02-18H2A 20244,650 kg (10,250 lb)Success
Superbird-7 (Superbird-C2)20052008-08-14Ariane 5 ECA4,820 kg (10,630 lb)Success
QZS-1 (Michibiki 1)2010-09-11H2A 2024,100 kg (9,000 lb)Success
ST-220082011-05-20Ariane 5 ECA5,090 kg (11,220 lb)Success
Himawari 820092014-10-07H2A 2023,500 kg (7,700 lb)Success
Türksat 4A20112014-02-14Proton-M/Briz-M4,850 kg (10,690 lb)Success
Türksat 4B20112015-10-16Proton-M/Briz-M4,924 kg (10,856 lb)Success
Himawari 920092016-11-02H2A 2023,500 kg (7,700 lb)Success
DSN-2 (Kirameki 2)2017-01-24H2A 204Success
QZS-2 (Michibiki 2)20132017-06-01H2A 2024,100 kg (9,000 lb)Success
QZS-3 (Michibiki 3)20132017-08-19H2A 2044,100 kg (9,000 lb)Success
QZS-4 (Michibiki 4)20132017-10-09H2A 2024,100 kg (9,000 lb)Success
Superbird-8 / DSN-1 (Kirameki 1)20142018-04-05Ariane 5 ECASuccess
Es'hail 220142018-11-15Falcon 9 Block 55,300 kg (11,700 lb)Success

See also

References

  1. "Satellite Components/Bus Equipment". Mitsubishi Electric. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  2. "Satellite Platform DS2000". Mitsubishi Electric. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  3. Wade, Mark. "DS2000". Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  4. "Thrusters". Moog Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  5. Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-21). "Mitsubishi Electric (Melco): DS-2000". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  6. "Satellite Programs". Mitsubishi Electric. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
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