AsiaSat 8

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AsiaSat 8 / AMOS-7
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The launch of the Falcon 9 carrying AsiaSat 8.
Mission type Communications
Operator AsiaSat (2014–2017)
Spacecom (2017–present)
COSPAR ID 2014-046A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 40107
Website https://www.asiasat.com
https://www.amos-spacecom.com/
Mission durationPlanned: 15 years Elasped: 8 years, 1 month and 23 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftAsiaSat 8
Spacecraft type SSL 1300
Bus LS-1300
Manufacturer Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass4,535 kg (9,998 lb)
Power8.5 kW
Start of mission
Launch date5 August 2014, 08:00 UTC
Rocket Falcon 9 v1.1
Launch site Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor SpaceX
Entered serviceOctober 2014
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Geostationary orbit
Longitude105.5° East (2014–2016)
4° West (2016–present)
Transponders
Band25 transponders:
24 Ku-band
1 Ka-band
Bandwidth54 MHz
Coverage area Asia, Middle East
  AsiaSat 7
AsiaSat 6  
 
  AMOS-6
AMOS-17  

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

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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, as of 13 August 2014, had an initial perigee of 195 km (121 mi) and an initial apogee of 35,673 km (22,166 mi). One month on, in September 2014, the orbit had decayed to an altitude of 185 km (115 mi) at its closest approach to Earth, and by November 2014 had decayed to a 169 km (105 mi) 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]

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