Successful Launch of
APSTAR-6D Satellite
July 9, 2020
At 20:11 on the evening of July 9,
APSTAR-6D satellite took off on the CZ-3B/E rocket at
Xichang Satellite Launch Center. After half hour flight,
APSTAR-6D separated from the rocket’s 3rd stage,
completed the first deployment of the solar array, and
entered into transfer orbit. In the following days, the
satellite will conduct multiple orbit raises, solar
array second deployment and antenna deployment. After
completing the in-orbit test, it will commission service
at the orbital slot of 134⁰E.

(photo: Wen
bin)
APT Mobile Satcom Limited (“APSAT”)
owns and operates APSTAR-6D satellite, which is the
first satellite of “Global High-throughput Broadband
Satellite Communication System”, as envisaged by APSAT.
Based on the DFH-4E platform, APSTAR-6D was manufactured
by China Academy of Space Technology. The satellite has
totally 90 Ku-band service spot-beams with single beam
capacity of more than 1Gbps, and total capacity of
50Gbps. APSTAR-6D satellite is capable of providing
hundreds of Mbps broadband services for airlines, or
thousands of Mbps broadband services for maritime ships
and cruise ships, so that it can meet all types of
mobile satellite communication, as well as satellite
broadband connection needs in the Asia-Pacific region.
APT Satellite, as the co-founder of
APSAT incorporated in Shenzhen, has been involved in
orbital spectrum resources, payload design, manufacture
supervision, and overseas gateways construction works
for APSTAR-6D.
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