On 17 October
2015, APT Satellite
Company Limited (APT
Satellite) entered
into the Contract
for the APSTAR-6C
satellite with China
Great Wall Industry
(Hong Kong) Corp.
Limited (CGWIC-HK),
immediately after
the successful
launch of APSTAR-9
Satellite.
APSTAR-6C
satellite is the
second DFH-4
platform satellite
that APT Satellite
has procured from
CGWIC-HK. APSTAR-6C
is an in-orbit
delivery program,
the satellite will
be equipped with 45
transponders in C,
Ku, and Ka bands,
with designed
service life of 15
years, providing
high power
transponder services
to customers across
the Asia-Pacific
region for VSAT,
video distribution,
DTH and cellular
backhaul
applications.
APSTAR-6C is
designed to replace
the in-orbit
APSTAR-6 satellite,
it can also serve as
a backup plan for
other under-planning
APSTAR satellite
programs.
Founded in 1992,
APT Satellite is one
of the leading
satellite operators
in the Asia-Pacific
region. It owns and
operates APSTAR
satellite fleet,
covering regions
including Asia,
Europe, Africa, and
Australia which
contain
approximately 75% of
the world’s
population.
