BSAT-2b
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bsat-2b-239-3157294
title:
BSAT-2b
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BSAT-2b, was a geostationary communications satellite ordered by B-SAT which was designed and manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the STAR-1 platform. It was designed to be stationed on the 110° East orbital slot along its companion BSAT-2a where it would provide redundant high definition direct television broadcasting across Japan. But the Ariane 5G rocket had an anomaly during its July 12, 2001 launch. It left BSAT-2b stranded in an orbit too low for its propulsion system to compen
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Japanese communications satellite
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSAT-2b
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2022-10-04T20:59:26Z
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