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AsiaSat 8 then AMOS-7 is a Hong Kong-turned-Israeli geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (Asiasat).

Satellite description

AsiaSat 8 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus.[1][2] The satellite carries twenty-four Ku-band transponders and one Ka-band payload, and was planned to be initially positioned above the equator,[3] at a longitude of 105.5° East,[4] providing coverage of southern and south-eastern Asia, China and the Middle East.[5]

Launch

SpaceX was contracted to launch AsiaSat 8, using a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle. The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) on 5 August 2014 at 08:00 UTC.[6][7]

Falcon 9 upper stage

The Falcon 9 upper stage used to launch AsiaSat 8 is derelict in a decaying elliptical low Earth orbit that, Шаблон:Asof, had an initial perigee of Шаблон:Cvt and an initial apogee of Шаблон:Cvt. One month on, in September 2014, the orbit had decayed to an altitude of Шаблон:Cvt at its closest approach to Earth, and by November 2014 had decayed to a Шаблон:Cvt perigee.[8]

AMOS-7

In December 2016, Spacecom made a US$88 million four-year agreement with AsiaSat to lease AsiaSat 8 Ku-band. It is providing service at 4° West.[9]

See also

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References

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External links

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