BSAT-2b, was a geostationary communications satellite ordered by B-SAT which was designed and manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the STAR-1 platform.
It was designed to be stationed on the 110° East orbital slot along its companion BSAT-2a where it would provide redundant high definition direct television broadcasting across Japan.
Its dual wing solar panels can generate 2.6 kW of power at the beginning of its design life, and span 16.10 m (52.8 ft) when fully deployed.
[9] It has a single Ku band payload with four active transponders plus four spares with a TWTA output power of 130 Watts.
But BSAT-2b Star 30CBP apogee kick motor could not make up for the orbital energy short fall and was written off.