Satellite AsiaSat-4 of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (SES [Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)])

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
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.

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