AsiaSat 8
| AsiaSat 8 (Amos 7) | |
|---|---|
| Start date | August 5, 2014, 8:00 UTC |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2014-046A |
| Takeoff mass | 4535 kg |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems / Loral |
| Satellite bus | LS-1300LL |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | three-axis stabilized |
| operator | Asiaat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 Ku-band and one Ka-band transponder |
| Transponder performance | 210 watt TWTA |
| Bandwidth | 54 MHz |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 8.5 kW |
| position | |
| First position | 105.5 ° East |
| Actual position | 4 ° west |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
AsiaSat 8 was the name for a commercial communications satellite from Hong Kong- based company AsiaSat . The satellite is now in service under the name Amos 7 .
construction
The order to build the satellite was placed in November 2011. The three-axis stabilized satellite was built on the basis of the LS-1300LL satellite bus from Space Systems / Loral and is equipped with 24 Ku-band and one Ka-band transponder . It has a planned lifespan of 15 years.
business
AsiaSat 8 was on August 5, 2014 8:00 UTC with the launch vehicle Falcon 9 V1.1 from the rocket launch site Cape Canaveral into a geostationary brought orbit. Together with AsiaSat 7, it supplied telecommunications services from China, the Middle East, India and South Asia from the position 105.5 ° East.
After the loss of Amos 6 in an explosion on the launch pad, the Israeli satellite operator Spacecom leased the satellite in February 2017 for at least four years. Asiasat 8 was named Amos 7 , was moved to 4 ° West and since then has been supplying Africa, Europe and the Middle East together with Amos 3 .
Web links
- Press release after the launch of Asiasat 8 from the manufacturer SSL
- AsiaSat 8 ( memento of July 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on the operator's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Asiasat 8 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog , accessed on August 31, 2014 (English).
- ↑ Thomas Weyrauch: SS / L builds Asiasat 6 and Asiasat 8. Raumfahrer.net, November 13, 2011, accessed on August 30, 2014 .
- ^ Gunter Krebs: AsiaSat 8 / AMOS 7. In: Gunter's Space Page. December 11, 2017, accessed August 7, 2020 .
- ↑ SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 launches ASIASAT-8 satellite. August 4, 2014, accessed August 30, 2014 .
- ↑ Caleb Henry: Spacecom begins service with a borrowed satellite rebranded Amos-7. Space News, February 27, 2017, accessed August 7, 2020 .