AsiaSat 5
| Operator | AsiaSat |
|---|---|
| Major contractors | Space Systems/Loral ILS (LSP) |
| Bus | LS-1300LL |
| Mission type | Communications |
| Launch date | 11 August 2009 19:47 GMT |
| Carrier rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 200/39 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Homepage | AsiaSat Fleet |
| Mass | 3,760 kilograms (8,300 lb) |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Orbital period | 24 hours |
| Longitude | 100.5° East |
| Transponders | |
| Transponders | 26 G/H band 14 J band |
AsiaSat 5 is a Chinese communications satellite, which will be operated by the Hong Kong based Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company. It will be positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 100.5° East of the Greenwich Meridian, where it will replace the older AsiaSat 2 spacecraft.[1] It will be used to provide fixed satellite services, including broadcasting, telephone and broadband VSAT communications, to Asia and the Pacific Ocean.[2]
AsiaSat 5 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300LL satellite bus.[2] It is being launched by International Launch Services, using a Proton-M rocket with a Briz-M upper stage. The launch was conducted from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 19:47 GMT on 11 August 2009. The Briz-M separated from the Proton-M nine minutes and forty one seconds into the flight, and AsiaSat 5 will separate from the Briz-M into a geosynchronous transfer orbit nine hours and fifteen minutes after liftoff.[3] It will then raise itself into its final geostationary orbit.
The launch was originally scheduled to be conducted by Land Launch, using a Zenit-3SLB carrier rocket. The satellite was subsequently re-awarded to ILS after Land Launch were unable to guarantee that the satellite could be launched by August 2009, in order to be in orbit before AsiaSat 2 ceased operations.[4][5]
At launch, AsiaSat 5 had a mass of 3,760 kilograms (8,300 lb),[3] and was expected to operate for fifteen years. It carries 26 G/H band and 14 J band transponders (NATO frequency designation system, US IEEE C and Ku bands respectively).[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "AsiaSat 5". Satellite Fleet. AsiaSat. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ a b Krebs, Gunter. "AsiaSat 5, 5C". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ a b "Mission Overview". AsiaSat 5. International Launch Services. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ "ILS Announces 9 New Proton Missions in First Half of 2009". Reuters. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ Clark, Stephen (2009-04-03). "Multi-tasking satellite deployed by 50th ILS Proton". Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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