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第二代阿拉伯通信卫星Arabsat-2由法国宇航公司制造,为Spacebus-3000型。制造两颗卫星的金额为2.57亿美元,第一颗将于1996年初用阿里安-4火箭发射,第二颗在此后6个月发射。 Arabsat-2带有22台C波段转发器,其中8台转发器的功率为50W,用于直播电视,14台为中功率转发器用于通信;还有12台Ku波段电视转发器,功率为90W,卫星覆盖范围包括最远的沙特阿拉伯。因此,地中海沿岸国家,从西班牙到土耳其都能覆盖到,在法国南部的用户使用便宜的1.2m天线就能收到该卫星
Arabsat-2, the second generation of Arab communications satellite, is manufactured by AMSC as Spacebus-3000. The amount of two satellites manufactured is $ 257 million, the first of which will be launched by the Arian-4 rocket in early 1996 and the second by six months thereafter. Arabsat-2 with 22 C-band transponders, of which 8 transponders for the power of 50W, for live television, 14 for the power transponder for communications; there are 12 Ku-band television transponder, power is 90W Satellite coverage includes the farthest Saudi Arabia. As a result, countries in the Mediterranean coast, from Spain to Turkey, will be able to receive that satellite from users in the south of France using a cheap 1.2m antenna