AsiaSat 9

Mission type	Communications
Operator	AsiaSat
COSPAR ID	2017-057A
SATCAT no.	42942
Website	https://www.asiasat.com
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 6 years, 8 months and 18 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
AsiaSat constellation ← AsiaSat 6

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.

Satellite description

Space 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

Krunichev 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

• 2017 in spaceflight
• List of Proton launches

References