AsiaSat 9 or Thaicom 7 is a geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) and was launched into orbit on 28 September 2017.
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | AsiaSat |
COSPAR ID | 2017-057A |
SATCAT no. | 42942 |
Website | https://www.asiasat.com |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 7 years and 29 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Asiasat 9 |
Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 |
Bus | LS-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 6,141 kg (13,539 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 28 September 2017, 18:52:16 UTC |
Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Entered service | November 2017 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 122° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 60 transponders: 28 C-band 32 Ku-band |
Bandwidth | 36 MHz and 54 MHz |
Coverage area | Asia, Australia, New Zealand |
Satellite description
editSpace Systems/Loral (SS/L), announced in December 2013 that it has been chosen by AsiaSat, to build the AsiaSat 9 communications satellite. AsiaSat 9 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus.[2][3] The satellite carries 28 C-band transponders and 32 Ku-band and is positioned at a longitude of 122° East,[4] providing coverage over southern Asia, Australia and New Zealand.[5]
Launch
editKrunichev by International Launch Services (ILS) was contracted to launch AsiaSat 9 using a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle. The launch took place from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur, on 28 September 2017, at 18:52:16 UTC. It replaces AsiaSat 4.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ASIASAT 9". N2YO.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "AsiaSat 9". Space Systems/Loral. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter (27 February 2018). "AsiaSat 9". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Satellite Fleet - AsiaSat 9". AsiaSat. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Asiasat 9". SatBeams. Retrieved 6 May 2021.