Ciel 2 [Alcatel Alenia]
Official name CIEL-2
Alternative name Ciel 2
Cospar ID 2008-063A
Norad ID 33453
Launch date 2008-12-10
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2)
Country/Organization Canada
Type application Communication
Operator Ciel Satellite
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1454.17
Inclination (deg) 0.78
Perigee (km) 36094
Apogee (km) 36185
Eccentricity 0.00125901022426984
Mean motion (revs. per day) 0.990255609729261
Semi-Major axis (km) 42517.635
Raan (deg) 91.3981
Arg of perigee (deg) 319.9743
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 5625
Height (m) 7.1
Width (m) 3
Depth (m) 3
Span (m^2) 35
Lifetime 16 years
Contractors Alcatel Alenia Space → Thales Alenia
Equipment 32 Ku band transponders
Propulsion S400, 4 × SPT-100 plasma thrusters
Configuration Spacebus-4000C4
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Ciel-2 was a Canadian geostationary communications satellite operated by Ciel Satellite.

Ciel Satellite announced in March 2006, that Alcatel Alenia Space has been chosen to construct a new spacecraft to be known as Ciel-2. The geosynchronous satellite was operated by Ciel from 129 degrees West and delivered services throughout North America.

Alcatel built the Spacebus-4000C4 spacecraft based on proven technology that has been utilized in four successfully deployed satellites. The C4 is the largest Spacebus class satellite built so far. A number of innovations complement the design; the all Ku-band satellite features high frequency re-use and both regional and spot beams. The Ciel-2 satellite was launched in late 2008 and is to operate for at least 16 years. Ciel Satellite was awarded the license for 129 degrees West from Industry Canada in October 2004.

The satellite was decommissioned early in 2024 with circularizing its orbit well above GEO graveyard altitude on 29 January 2024.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
CIEL-2 2008-063A 2008-12-10 TTMTR Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2)