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 4535 kg spacecraft is based on Space Systems/Loral's SSL-1300 satellite bus. It will carry 24 Ku-band transponders and a Ka-band beam and has a 15-year mission life. Equipped with 210 W Ku-band TWTAs, AsiaSat 8 will offer the highest downlink power in the region. With a payload power of 8,500 W, AsiaSat 8 is the most powerful member of AsiaSat’s fleet.
AsiaSat 8 is compatible with a range of commercial launch vehicles with the Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) selected. It will be co-located with AsiaSat 7 at the orbital location of 100.5° East. Beginnig in early 2017, the satellite was leased for four years to Spacecom to replace the lost AMOS 6 satellite and will be used as AMOS 7. It was positioned at a Spacecom location at 4° East.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company |
Contractors: | Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) |
Equipment: | 24 Ku-band transponders, 1 Ka-band beam |
Configuration: | SSL-1300LL |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 4535 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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AsiaSat 8 → AMOS 7 | 2014-046A | 05.08.2014 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) |