APSTAR 9

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APSTAR 9 is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 40982

Int'l Code: 2015-059A

Launch date: October 16, 2015
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

APSTAR 9 is designed to broadcast television to consumers across the Asia-Pacific and connect passengers on ships and airplanes with the Internet. The satellite is based on the DFH-4 spacecraft bus developed by the China Academy of Space Technology. It is fitted with 46 transponders—32 in C-band and 14 in Ku-band—for video broadcasting, VSAT networks and cellular backhaul services. The Ku-band communications beam will offer broadband connectivity to maritime and airborne receivers across the East Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific.

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2 40982   0.0358  20.8052 0002460 157.3861  19.7682  1.00271215 39982

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC