ASIASAT 9

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ASIASAT 9 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 42942

Int'l Code: 2017-057A

Perigee: 35,783.1 km

Apogee: 35,805.8 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: September 28, 2017
Source: Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (ASIASAT) (AC)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

ASIASAT 9 is a powerful geostationary communications satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral in California to reach developing markets in Myanmar, Indonesia and other parts of the Asia-Pacific. The satellite will replace the AsiaSat 4 spacecraft at the 122 degrees east orbital location. Embarking on a 15-year mission, ASIASAT 9 will relay direct-to-home television broadcasts, video programming, and broadband data signals across a coverage zone stretching from the Middle East to Australia. The high-power satellite carries 32 Ku-band and 28 C-band transponders, plus a Ka-band payload. ASIASAT 9's C-band payload will reach users from the Persian Gulf, through China, to Siberia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The Ku-band capacity is divided into five beams, covering China, Mongolia, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Australia and New Zealand.