AsiaSat 8
AsiaSat 8 [SS/Loral]
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), announced in November 2011 that it has been chosen by Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), Hong Kong, to build the AsiaSat 8 and AsiaSat 6 communications satellites
The satellite will carry 24 Ku-band transponders and a Ka-band beam and has a 15-year mission life. AsiaSat 6 will be compatible with a range of commercial launch vehicles.
The spacecraft is based on Space Systems/Loral's LS-1300 satellite bus.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company |
| Contractors: | Space Systems Loral (SSL) |
| Equipment: | 24 Ku-band transponders, 1 Ka-band beam |
| Configuration: | LS-1300LL |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AsiaSat 8 | 2014 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.1 |
Further AsiaSat missions:
- AsiaSat 1 (HS-376)
- AsiaSat 2 (AS-7000)
- AsiaSat 3, 3S (HS-601HP)
- AsiaSat 4 (HS-601HP)
- AsiaSat 5, 7 (LS-1300)
- AsiaSat 6 (LS-1300)
- AsiaSat 8 (LS-1300)
- AsiaSat G (KAUR-3)
