AsiaSat 8
AsiaSat 8
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Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | AsiaSat |
COSPAR ID | 2014-046A |
SATCAT no. | 40107 |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | LS-1300LL |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 4535 kg |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 5 August 2014, 08:00 (2014-08-05UTC08Z) UTC |
Rocket | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 105.5° East |
Semi-major axis | 42,163.48 kilometres (26,199.17 mi)[1] |
Eccentricity | 0.0001651[1] |
Perigee | 35,785 kilometres (22,236 mi)[1] |
Apogee | 35,799 kilometres (22,244 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 0.04 degrees[1] |
Period | 1436.08 minutes[1] |
Epoch | 24 January 2015, 22:45:56 UTC[1] |
Transponders | |
Band | 24 Ku band, 1 Ka band |
Bandwidth | 54 MHz |
Coverage area | Asia Middle East |
TWTA power | 210 watts |
AsiaSat 8 is a Hong Kong geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company.
Contents
1 Satellite
2 Launch vehicle
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Satellite[edit]
AsiaSat 8 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300LL satellite bus.[2][3] The satellite carries 24 Ku band transponders and a Ka band payload, and was planned to be initially positioned above the equator,[4] at a longitude of 105.5 degrees East,[5] providing coverage of southern and south-eastern Asia, China and the Middle East.[6]
In December 2016, Spacecom made a $88 million four-year agreement with AsiaSat to lease AsiaSat 8's Ku-band. It is providing service at 4 degrees West. [7]
Launch vehicle[edit]
SpaceX was contracted to launch AsiaSat 8, using a Falcon 9 v1.1 carrier rocket. The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 5 August 2014 at 08:00 UTC.[8][9]
The Falcon 9 upper stage used to launch AsiaSat 8 is derelict in a decaying elliptical low-Earth orbit that, as of 13 August 2014[update], had an initial perigee of 195 km (121 mi) and an initial apogee of 35,673 km (22,166 mi).[10]
One month on, the orbit had decayed to an altitude of 185 km (115 mi) at its closest approach to Earth,[11]
and by November had decayed to a 169 km (105 mi) perigee.[12]
See also[edit]
- List of Falcon 9 launches
References[edit]
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^ "AsiaSat 8". Space Systems/Loral. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
^ Krebs, Gunter. "AsiaSat 8". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
^ "AsiaSat 8 launches from Cape Canaveral". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
^ "AsiaSat 8". Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
^ "Asiasat 8". SatBeams.com. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
^ "Spacecom borrows AsiaSat-8 to cover for Amos-6 satellite lost in Falcon 9 explosion".
^ "AsiaSat 8 Successfully Lifts Off" (PDF). AsiaSat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
^ SpaceX AsiaSat 8 Press Kit, 4 Aug 2014, accessed 5 Aug 2014.
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"FALCON 9 R/B details 2014-046B NORAD 40108". N2YO. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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"FALCON 9 R/B details 2014-046B NORAD 40108". N2YO. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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"FALCON 9 R/B details 2014-046B NORAD 40108". N2YO. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
External links[edit]
Media related to Falcon 9 Flight 11 at Wikimedia Commons
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