- published: 30 Jun 2011
- views: 271719
Agila 2 (also known as Mabuhay 1 and ABS-5 after being acquired by Asia Broadcast Satellite), named after the critically endangered Philippine eagle, is a communications satellite launched in 1997. It provides telecommunications services for the Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corporation. It is the first Filipino space satellite. Built by Space Systems/Loral, the satellite provides the most powerful coverage in the Asia-Pacific region. It covers the entire Asia up to Pakistan and Western Pacific up to Hawaii. Its control station is located at the Subic Space Center in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The spacecraft was launched by the Long March 3B in its first successful flight and currently orbits at 146°E longitude.
ABS Satellite is currently drifting Agila 2 (ABS-5) to the 3°W orbital slot and renaming it ABS-3. It's expected to enter service in December of 2011.
It contains 30 C-band transponders at 27 watts and 24 Ku-band transponders at 110 watts, combinable to 12 high-power 220-watt transponders. Total dc power at End of Life (EOL) will be more than 8200 watts. The combination provides a power-to-mass ratio of 5-to-1, making Mabuhay one of the most efficient satellites in the industry. A single Agila 2 satellite transmits more than 190 channels of high-fidelity digital programming to cable companies and home satellite dishes, along with the capability to handle more than 50,000 simultaneous two-way telephone conversations.
Agila I (also Achila, Akhila, Aquila, or Agil) was Visigothic King of Hispania and Septimania (549–554). Peter Heather notes that Agila's reign was during a period of civil war following the death of Amalaric, the last member of the old Visigothic dynasty, when ambitious Gothic nobles competed openly for the throne.
Agila came to power after the assassination of Theudigisel, who had ruled for less than two years. However, opposition to his rule soon emerged. First was the revolt of the city of Córdoba, which Isidore of Seville suggests was due to local Roman Catholics objecting to his Arianism: in his account, Isidore mentions that Agila defiled the church of a local saint, Acisclus, by drenching the sepulcher "with the blood of the enemy and of their pack-animals", and attributes the death of Agila's son in the conflict — along with the majority of his army, and the royal treasury — to "the agency of the saints".
Peter Heather lists several groups who revolted against Agila: a local dynast, Aspidius, established a hegemony in one mountainous region; the landowners of Cantabria established a "senate" to govern their affairs; and then there are the Sappi and Suani mentioned by John of Biclar.
Bolo Kaisa Lagta Hai
Mehndi Rachai Re Mehndi Rachai Re
Bolo Kaisa Lagta Hai
Teri Chudiyon Ka Rang Achcha Lagta Hai
Teri Mehndi Ka Rang Pakka Lagta Hai
Laakhon Mein Tu Ek Sanam Sachcha Lagta Hai Sachcha Lagta Hai
Chudi Khankayi Re Chudi Khankayi Re
Bolo Kaisa Lagta Hai
Aaja Aaja Piya Yeh Shingaar Hai Kiya
Tadpe Mera Jiya Intezaar Hai Kiya
Tera Yeh Shingaar Hum Churane Aaye
Aaj Had Se Guzar Jaayenge
Aare Aare Aare Aare
Bindiya Chamkayi Re
Bolo Kaisa Lagta Hai
Mehndi Rachai Re Bolo Kaisa Lagta Hai
Teri Bindiya Ka Rang Achcha Lagta Hai
Teri Mehndi Ka Rang Pakka Lagta Hai
Laakhon Mein Tu Ek Sanam Sachcha Lagta Hai Sachcha Lagta Hai
Chudi Khankayi Re Bolo Kaisa Lagta Hai
Teri Angdaaiyaan Uspe Tanhaaiyaan
Laayi Nazdikiyaan Mit Gayi Dooriyan
Mera Yeh Sindoor Hai Naseeb Apna
Poora Kiya Rab Ne Mera Sapna
Aare Aare Aare Aare Aare
Chunri Lehraayi Re Bolo Kaisa Lagta Hai
Mehndi Rachai Re Bolo Kaisa Lagta Hai
Teri Chudiyon Ka Rang Achcha Lagta Hai
Teri Chunri Ka Rang Pakka Lagta Hai
Laakhon Mein Tu Ek Sanam Sachcha Lagta Hai Sachcha Lagta Hai