DS2000 explained

DS2000
Manufacturer:MELCO
Country:Japan
Applications:Communications
Spacecraft Type:Geostationary Communications satellite
Design Life:At least 15 years
Launch Mass:3tonne to 5tonne
Power:Up to 15 kW
Batteries:Li-ion
Orbits:Geostationary
Status:In production
Built:16
Orders:16
Launched:16
First:DRTS (Kodama), September 10, 2002
Last:Es'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 3tonne and 5tonne, 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.

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

List of satellites

Satellites using the DS2000 platform.

Satellite Order Launch Launch vehicle Launch mass Launch result
DRTS (Kodama) 2002-09-10 H2A 2024 2800kg (6,200lb)
ETS-VIII (Kiku 8) 2006-12-18 H2A 204 5800kg (12,800lb)
MTSAT-2 (Himawari 7) 2000 2006-02-18 H2A 2024 4650kg (10,250lb)
Superbird-7 (Superbird-C2) 2005 2008-08-14 4820kg (10,630lb)
QZS-1 (Michibiki 1) 2010-09-11 H2A 202 4100kg (9,000lb)
2008 2011-05-20 5090kg (11,220lb)
2009 2014-10-07 H2A 202 3500kg (7,700lb)
2011 2014-02-14 4850kg (10,690lb)
2011 2015-10-16 Proton-M/Briz-M 4924kg (10,856lb)
2009 2016-11-02 H2A 202 3500kg (7,700lb)
DSN-2 (Kirameki 2) 2017-01-24 H2A 204
QZS-2 (Michibiki 2) 2013 2017-06-01 H2A 202 4100kg (9,000lb)
QZS-3 (Michibiki 3) 2013 2017-08-19 H2A 204 4100kg (9,000lb)
QZS-4 (Michibiki 4) 2013 2017-10-09 H2A 202 4100kg (9,000lb)
Superbird-8 / DSN-1 (Kirameki 1) 2014 2018-04-05
2014 2018-11-15 5300kg (11,700lb)

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