AsiaSat 9 set for 28 September launch
31 July 2017
AsiaSat 9, AsiaSat’s most powerful
satellite, is set for launch on 28
September Moscow time 09:50pm (29
September Baikonur time 00:50am, Hong
Kong time 02:50am) on a Proton M/Breeze
M rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome,
Kazakhstan after being in storage at
Space Systems Loral’s facility with its
Pre-ship Review passed in April.
AsiaSat 9, Asia’s next generation
satellite, will replace AsiaSat 4 at 122
degrees East longitude. Designed with
innovative and cutting edge features,
this new satellite will deliver
significantly improved performance and
higher efficiency for customers’
services.
New services on AsiaSat 9 include the
world’s first dedicated Ku-band Myanmar
beam and the new Ku-band Indonesia and
Mongolia beams, in addition to two
enhanced Ku-band beams serving
Australasia and East Asia, and a C-band
footprint that offers wider high-power
coverage over Asia, Australasia and the
Pacific region. AsiaSat 9’s five Ku-band
beams are equipped with cross-strap beam
switching capability to provide flexible
coverage.
“We are excited to announce the launch
date of the AsiaSat 9 mission following
the long-awaited return of Proton’s
service and its recent successful launch
in June. With our newest satellite
AsiaSat 9, we are primed to serve
existing customers and new users as we
reach a new milestone, presenting more
cost-efficient opportunities, enhanced
quality and faster services for
applications through mobility, broadband
data networks, and DTH services. As we
have broadened our scope and innovated
to provide advanced satellite solutions,
we are confident in the opportunities
satellite services create for future
broadcasting and communications
throughout the Asia-Pacific region,”
said Andrew Jordan, President and Chief
Executive Officer of AsiaSat.
Manufactured by Space Systems Loral,
AsiaSat 9 is an SSL 1300E satellite
equipped with 28 C-band and 32 Ku-band
transponders, and a Ka-band payload.
Unique features onboard the AsiaSat 9
spacecraft include the most powerful
C-band TWTA at 110 watts, combined with
special filter design to achieve higher
bandwidth for higher throughput, an
increase of 23% across wider coverage;
fitted hall effect thrusters and star
tracker to achieve higher stability and
reliability in satellite operation, and
better performance at the edge of beam
coverage. #
