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SSL-Built AsiaSat 8 Delivered to Cape Canaveral
June 12, 2014
Space Systems/Loral (SSL), and Asia Satellite
Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat),
announced that AsiaSat 8 has arrived at the Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it will be
launched aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle by SpaceX. The
satellite is currently being prepared for a July launch
which will mark the first Falcon 9 launch for both
AsiaSat and SSL.
“I would like to thank AsiaSat for its long term trust
and confidence in SSL,” said John Celli,
President of SSL. “We are pleased that AsiaSat 8 has
arrived safely at the launch base and
now, after many years of working together, both AsiaSat
and SSL eagerly anticipate our first
SpaceX launch.”
AsiaSat 8, with Ku and Ka-band payloads, is designed to
provide direct-to-home (DTH)
television service, data broadcasting, and
telecommunications services in Asia and the Middle
East. When launched, AsiaSat 8 will be co-located with
AsiaSat 7. The additional capacity from
AsiaSat 8 will help meet growing market demand and
ensure the delivery of exceptionally high power and
quality service to its customers.
“SSL is an important contributor to our fleet
expansion,” said William Wade, President and Chief
Executive Officer of AsiaSat. “We are pleased that
AsiaSat 8 has arrived in Cape Canaveral safely and look
forward to the launch to bring new and quality capacity
to multiple markets in Asia and the Middle East.”
In addition to a Ka-band payload, AsiaSat 8
will have four Ku-band beams serving China, India, the
Middle East and South East Asia and the satellite is
equipped with inter-beam switching to meet specific
customer requirements.
AsiaSat 8 is based on the highly reliable SSL
1300 platform, which provides the flexibility to support
a broad range of applications and technology advances.
It is the third satellite that SSL has built for AsiaSat
and there are currently two additional satellites,
AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 9 in the SSL backlog. |
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