Second in the series.
Equipped with instrument that receives and forwards Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals; will demonstrate maritime ship-tracking technologies.
"25 Ku-band transponders; direct-to-home and Internet to Scandinavia, eastern Europe, Middle East."
36 Ku-band transponders; Central and eastern Europe and Nordic region.
"21 Ku-band transponders and the equivalent of 25 Ka-band transponders. Oslo-based Telenor is using the satellite to break into the market for Ka-band broadband maritime communications, with the focus on the North Atlantic. - See more at: http://spacenews.com/ariane-5-launches-sicral-2-and-thor-7-telecommunications-satellites/#sthash.DdDKvkj6.dpuf"
"Mission of solar radiation measurement, AIS development."
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