DS2000

DS2000
Manufacturer	MELCO
Country of origin	Japan
Applications	Communications
Specifications
Spacecraft type	Geostationary Communications satellite
Launch mass	3 t (3.3 tons) to 5 t (5.5 tons)
Power	Up to 15 kW
Batteries	Li-ion
Regime	Geostationary
Design life	At least 15 years
Production
Status	In production
On order	16
Built	16
Launched	16
Maiden launch	DRTS (Kodama), September 10, 2002
Last launch	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 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.^[2]^[3]

According to Moog-ISP, the DS2000 platform uses its bipropellant thrusters.^[4]

List of satellites

Satellites using the DS2000 platform.^[5]^[6]

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

↑ "Satellite Components/Bus Equipment". Mitsubishi Electric. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
↑ "Satellite Platform DS2000". Mitsubishi Electric. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
↑ Wade, Mark. "DS2000". Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
↑ "Thrusters". Moog Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-21). "Mitsubishi Electric (Melco): DS-2000". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
↑ "Satellite Programs". Mitsubishi Electric. Retrieved 2016-07-29.