Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
AsiaSat-4 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
China (PR) |
Operator/Owner |
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (SES [Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)]) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
122.24 |
Perigee (km) |
35784 |
Apogee (km) |
35789 |
Eccentricity |
5.93028358616109E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4137 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2275 |
Power (watts) |
9500 |
Date of Launch |
12-04-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 3B |
COSPAR Number |
2003-014A |
NORAD Number |
27718 |
Comments |
28 C-band, 16 Ku-band; extensive C-band coverage across Asia and targeted Ku-band beams for Australasia, East Asia, and a BSS payload for provision of Direct to Home (DTH) services to Hong Kong. |