欧洲通信卫星组织最近决定提高第二代“欧洲通信卫星—2”的功率,扩大覆盖面积,使卫星能与向欧洲直播电视的未来卢森堡“阿斯特拉”卫星进行竞争。欧洲通信卫星成员国委员会1986年9月5日决定改进卫星一些特性,以便更好地满足成员国的需求,其中有意大利和西班牙。最重要的改进是提高了增益,使波束扩大覆盖欧洲,其辐射功率为47～51dBW。星上 EUTELS recently decided to increase the power of the second generation of “Eutelsat-2” to expand its coverage so that satellites can compete with the future Luxemburg “Astra” satellites for European direct broadcast television. On September 5, 1986, the Eutelsat National Committee decided to improve some of the satellite features to better meet the needs of member countries, including Italy and Spain. The most important improvement is the increased gain that allows the beam to expand to cover Europe with a radiated power of 47-51 dBW. Star