The most powerful among AsiaSat satellites with multiple Ku beams
AsiaSat 8 is designed to be co-located with AsiaSat 7 at the orbital location of 105.5 degrees East. This new satellite is a Space Systems/Loral 1300 series satellite, to be equipped with 24 Ku-band transponders and a Ka-band payload. Co-locating with AsiaSat 7, Asia’s most established satellite platform for Middle Eastern, European, Asian and international programming, AsiaSat 8 will provide exceptional power and additional Ku beam coverage with inter-beam switching capability for services including DTH television, private networks and broadband services. AsiaSat 8, planned to be launched in the second half of 2014, will be the most powerful member of AsiaSat’s fleet, with a payload power of about 8,500 watts.
Satellite Information
Model :
1300 Series by Space Systems/Loral
Orbital Location :
105.5°E
In Service Date :
2H 2014
Communications Payload
Ku-band
Number of Transponders :
24 Ku band
Transponder Bandwidth :
54 MHz
Coverage :
4 beams : China beam, India beam, Middle East beam and South East Asia beam
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