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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 AsiaSats 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AsiaSat 8 → AMOS 7 | 2014-046A | 05.08.2014 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
- Space Systems/Loral: AsiaSat 8
- AsiaSat 1 [HS-376]
- AsiaSat 2 [AS-7000]
- AsiaSat 3, 3S [HS-601HP]
- AsiaSat 4 [HS-601HP]
- AsiaSat 5, 7 [SSL-1300]
- AsiaSat 6 [SSL-1300]
- AsiaSat 8 [SSL-1300]
- AsiaSat 9 [SSL-1300]
- AsiaSat 10
- AsiaSat G [KAUR-3]
