DS2000


The DS2000 is a geostationary communications satellite bus designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric of Japan. Designed to carry payloads between and, 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.

List of satellites

Satellites using the DS2000 platform.
SatelliteOrderLaunchLaunch vehicleLaunch massLaunch result
DRTS 2002-09-10H2A 2024
ETS-VIII 2006-12-18H2A 204
MTSAT-2 20002006-02-18H2A 2024
Superbird-7 20052008-08-14Ariane 5 ECA
QZS-1 2010-09-11H2A 202
ST-220082011-05-20Ariane 5 ECA
Himawari 820092014-10-07H2A 202
Türksat 4A20112014-02-14Proton-M/Briz-M
Türksat 4B20112015-10-16Proton-M/Briz-M
Himawari 920092016-11-02H2A 202
DSN-2 2017-01-24H2A 204
QZS-2 20132017-06-01H2A 202
QZS-3 20132017-08-19H2A 204
QZS-4 20132017-10-09H2A 202
Superbird-8 / DSN-1 20142018-04-05Ariane 5 ECA
Es'hail 220142018-11-15Falcon 9 Block 5