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Revision as of 15:25, 11 March 2014
| Industry | Satellite communication |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Website | www.asiasat.com |
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (commonly AsiaSat, SEHK: 1135) is a commercial operator of communication spacecraft. AsiaSat is based in Hong Kong with two major shareholders, CITIC (34.8 per cent) and General Electric (34.1 per cent).
Launch history
This is a list of AsiaSat satellites (Both launched & planned).
| Satellite | Launch Date (UTC) |
Rocket | Launch Site | Contractor | Longitude | Status | Notes | Ref. |
| AsiaSat 1 | 4 July 1990 | Decommissioned | Launched as Westar 6 on Space Shuttle mission STS-41B, became stranded in orbit, was retrieved by Space Shuttle mission STS-51A in November 1984, sold to AsiaSat. | |||||
| AsiaSat 2 | 28 November 1995 |  Long March 2E
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Taiyuan LC-2
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CASC
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100.5° East | Decommissioned | ||
| AsiaSat 3 | 15 May 2010 | 105.5° East (intended) 158° West (1998) 62° West (1999-2002) |
In Service | Transferred to Hughes Global Services | ||||
| AsiaSat 3S | 21 March 1999 |  Proton-K / DM-2M
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 Baikonur Site 81/23
|
 ILS
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105.5° East | In Service | Replaced AsiaSat 1 in May 1999. | [1] |
| AsiaSat 4 | 12 April 2003 | Atlas IIIB
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Cape Canaveral LC-36B
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ILS
|
122° East | In Service | [2] | |
| AsiaSat 5 | 11 August 2009 | Proton-M / Briz-M
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Baikonur Site 200/39
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ILS
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100.5° East | In Service | A replacement satellite for AsiaSat 2 | [3] |
| AsiaSat 6 | 2014 (Planned) | Falcon 9 v1.1
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Cape Canaveral SLC-40
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SpaceX
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120° East | Planned | [4] | |
| AsiaSat 7 | 25 November 2011 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced
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Baikonur Site 200/39
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ILS
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105.5° East | In Service | To replace AsiaSat 3S at the orbital location of 105.5° East in late 2014. | [5] |
| AsiaSat 8 | 2014 (Planned) | Falcon 9 v1.1
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Cape Canaveral SLC-40
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SpaceX
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105.5° East | Planned | AsiaSat satellite with multiple Ku beams. | [6] |
| AsiaSat 9 | 2016 (Planned) | Planned | In December 2013, AsiaSat has also commissioned AsiaSat 9, expected to be launched in 2016. | [7] | ||||
| AsiaSat G | Planned |
References
- ^ "AsiaSat 3S". AsiaSat. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "AsiaSat 4". AsiaSat. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "AsiaSat 5". AsiaSat. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "AsiaSat 6". AsiaSat. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "AsiaSat 7". AsiaSat. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "AsiaSat 8". AsiaSat. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "AsiaSat: About Us". AsiaSat. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
External links
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