AsiaSat 8
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | AsiaSat |
COSPAR ID | 2014-046A |
SATCAT no. | 40107 |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | LS-1300LL |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 4535 kg |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 5 August 2014, 08:00 | UTC
Rocket | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 105.5° East |
Semi-major axis | 42,163.48 kilometres (26,199.17 mi)[1] |
Eccentricity | 0.0001651[1] |
Perigee altitude | 35,785 kilometres (22,236 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 35,799 kilometres (22,244 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 0.04 degrees[1] |
Period | 1436.08 minutes[1] |
Epoch | 24 January 2015, 22:45:56 UTC[1] |
Transponders | |
Band | 24 Ku band, 1 Ka band |
Bandwidth | 54 MHz |
Coverage area | Asia Middle East |
TWTA power | 210 watts |
AsiaSat 8 is a Chinese geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company.
Satellite
AsiaSat 8 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300LL satellite bus.[2][3] The satellite carries 24 Ku band transponders and a Ka band payload, and was planned to be initially positioned above the equator,[4] at a longitude of 105.5 degrees East,[5] providing coverage of southern and south-eastern Asia, China and the Middle East.[6]
Launch vehicle
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Launch_of_Falcon_9_carrying_ASIASAT_8_%2816668638138%29.jpg/220px-Launch_of_Falcon_9_carrying_ASIASAT_8_%2816668638138%29.jpg)
SpaceX was contracted to launch AsiaSat 8, using a Falcon 9 v1.1 carrier rocket. The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 5 August 2014 at 08:00 UTC.[7][8]
The Falcon 9 upper stage used to launch AsiaSat 8 is derelict in a decaying elliptical low-Earth orbit that, as of 13 August 2014[update], had an initial perigee of 195 km (121 mi) and an initial apogee of 35,673 km (22,166 mi).[9] One month on, the orbit had decayed to an altitude of 185 km (115 mi) at its closest approach to Earth,[10] and by November had decayed to a 169 km (105 mi) perigee.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "ASIASAT 8 Satellite details 2014-046A NORAD 40107". N2YO. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "AsiaSat 8". Space Systems/Loral. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "AsiaSat 8". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "AsiaSat 8 launches from Cape Canaveral". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "AsiaSat 8". Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Asiasat 8". SatBeams.com. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "AsiaSat 8 Successfully Lifts Off" (PDF). AsiaSat. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ SpaceX AsiaSat 8 Press Kit, 4 Aug 2014, accessed 5 Aug 2014.
- ^ "FALCON 9 R/B details 2014-046B NORAD 40108". N2YO. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "FALCON 9 R/B details 2014-046B NORAD 40108". N2YO. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "FALCON 9 R/B details 2014-046B NORAD 40108". N2YO. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
External links
Media related to Falcon 9 Flight 11 at Wikimedia Commons