MBSat

 2004-007A

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Mobile Broadcasting Corp. (MBCO) of Tokyo and SK Telecom of Seoul launched MBSAT for digital audio and multimedia at S-band to mobile users. SS/L 1300 bus with 12-m S-band TRW mesh reflector similar in style to the Thuraya dishes. Payload control centers in Tokyo and Seoul. Satellite control centers Space Port East, Ibaraki area (prime) Japan and Space Port West, Yamaguchi (backup), Japan, operated by Space Comms. Corp (SCC).

The satellite was not registered with the UN by either Japan or South Korea but by the US.

Launch mass 4143 kg, 1760 kg dry. Launch by Atlas 3 AC-202 with single engine Centaur and 14' fairing.

MBSAT was known as Hanbyol (

\uni{ 한별,Big }{ }

Star) in Korea. (or, Araeahanbyu).

MBCO went out of business in 2009, but TU Media, the SK Telecom subsidiary using MBSAT, remained to operate the satellite for Korean users. In 2013 the satellite was bought by ABS and renamed ABS-2i.

MBSAT
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2004 Mar 13	0540	Launch by Atlas 3A	CC SLC36B
		T+1:35 13 km 0.89 km/s
		T+3:01 Atlas MECO
		T+3:07 Atlas sep
	0543	T+3:18 Centaur MES-1
		T+3:26 Fairing sep
		T+4:15 140 km 4.25 km/s
		T+5:50 206 km 4.47 km/s
	0552	T+12:35 MECO-1	166 x 940 x
	0602	T+22:55 MES-2
	0606	T+26:03 MECO-2
	0608	T+28:39 Centaur sep
2004 Mar 13			630.38 161 x 35789 x 24.9
2004 Mar 16		(Cen)	623.56 172 x 35426 x 25.0
2004 Mar 22			1432.09 35641 x 35774 x 0.1
2004 Apr 2			1436.13 35779 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 144.1E
2006 Aug 8			1436.12 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 144.1E
2009 Apr		MBCO out of business
2013 Jun		Sold to ABS
2013 Jun 21			1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 144.0E
2013 Jun 25		Move out, 1.1W/d
2013 Jul 1		moving 2.1W/d	1444.68 35941 x 35967 x 0.0 GEO 124.4E+2.1W/d
2013 Aug 7		Move in 74.6E
2013 Aug 11			1436.09 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 74.6E
2014 Feb		Known as ABS-2i
2014 Feb 2			1436.11 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 74.7E