DS2000
Geostationary communications satellite bus
The DS2000 is a geostationary communications satellite bus designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric of Japan. Designed to carry payloads between 3 t (3.3 tons) and 5 t (5.5 tons), 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.
01List of satellites
Satellites using the DS2000 platform.
| Satellite | Order | Launch | Launch vehicle | Launch mass | Launch result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRTS (Kodama) | , N/a | 2002-09-10 | H2A 2024 | 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) | Success |
| ETS-VIII (Kiku 8) | , N/a | 2006-12-18 | H2A 204 | 5,800 kg (12,800 lb) | Success |
| MTSAT-2 (Himawari 7) | 2000 | 2006-02-18 | H2A 2024 | 4,650 kg (10,250 lb) | Success |
| Superbird-7 (Superbird-C2) | 2005 | 2008-08-14 | Ariane 5 ECA | 4,820 kg (10,630 lb) | Success |
| QZS-1 (Michibiki 1) | , N/a | 2010-09-11 | H2A 202 | 4,100 kg (9,000 lb) | Success |
| ST-2 | 2008 | 2011-05-20 | Ariane 5 ECA | 5,090 kg (11,220 lb) | Success |
| Himawari 8 | 2009 | 2014-10-07 | H2A 202 | 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) | Success |
| Türksat 4A | 2011 | 2014-02-14 | Proton-M/Briz-M | 4,850 kg (10,690 lb) | Success |
| Türksat 4B | 2011 | 2015-10-16 | Proton-M/Briz-M | 4,924 kg (10,856 lb) | Success |
| Himawari 9 | 2009 | 2016-11-02 | H2A 202 | 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) | Success |
| DSN-2 (Kirameki 2) | 2017-01-24 | H2A 204 | Success | ||
| QZS-2 (Michibiki 2) | 2013 | 2017-06-01 | H2A 202 | 4,100 kg (9,000 lb) | Success |
| QZS-3 (Michibiki 3) | 2013 | 2017-08-19 | H2A 204 | 4,100 kg (9,000 lb) | Success |
| QZS-4 (Michibiki 4) | 2013 | 2017-10-09 | H2A 202 | 4,100 kg (9,000 lb) | Success |
| Superbird-8 / DSN-1 (Kirameki 1) | 2014 | 2018-04-05 | Ariane 5 ECA | Success | |
| Es'hail 2 | 2014 | 2018-11-15 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 5,300 kg (11,700 lb) | Success |
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