DBS-2 satellite

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:broadcasts standard definition and high definition
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:El_Segundo,_California
gptkbp:coverage gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:data_transmission satellite data transmission
gptkbp:data_usage up to 30 Mbps
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1994
gptkbp:design 15 years
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:2009
gptkbp:frequency Ku-band
gptkbp:healthcare standard telemetry system
gptkbp:home_ground multiple ground stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DBS-2 satellite
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1994
1994-06-30
gptkbp:launch_mass 1,800 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas_IIAS
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:mass approximately 1,800 kg
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Direc_TV
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:geostationary_orbit
gptkb:2009
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:DBS_satellite
gptkb:Direc_TV_network
1994-06-30
A2100
geostationary design
digital television signal
12 GHz to 18 GHz
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 101 degrees West
gptkbp:payload_capacity broadcast television channels
gptkbp:powers approximately 20 k W
gptkbp:purpose direct broadcast satellite services
gptkbp:regulatory_body gptkb:Federal_Communications_Commission
gptkbp:reliability high reliability
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:DBS-3_satellite
gptkbp:service gptkb:1994
gptkb:2009
1994-07-01
gptkbp:service_area gptkb:continental_United_States
gptkbp:service_type pay television service
gptkbp:services_provided gptkb:Direc_TV
gptkbp:sister_channel over 100 channels
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:storage high data capacity
gptkbp:successor gptkb:DBS-3_satellite
gptkbp:transmission gptkb:MP4
gptkbp:transponders 32 transponders
gptkbp:tvshow gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:DBS_Satellite_Services
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6