Company type | Private |
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Industry | Communications satellite |
Founded | 1988 [1] |
Headquarters |
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Brands | AsiaSat |
Revenue | HK$1.354 billion [2] : 62 (2017) |
HK$642 million [2] : 62 (2017) | |
HK$397 million [2] : 62 (2017) | |
Total assets | HK$7.401 billion [2] : 63 (2017) |
Total equity | HK$3.353 billion [2] : 63 (2017) |
Owner | CITIC – Carlyle consortium (74.43%) |
Parent | Bowenvale |
Website | https://www.asiasat.com/ |
Footnotes /references in consolidated financial statement [2] |
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited, known by its brand name AsiaSat, is a commercial operator of communication spacecraft. AsiaSat, based in Hong Kong, is incorporated in Bermuda.
AsiaSat is jointly owned by Chinese state-owned CITIC Limited and private equity fund The Carlyle Group L.P. indirectly. It had a market capitalization of HK$2 billion on 30 November 2018. [3] It was a red chip company of the stock exchange. [3] On 23 August 2019, the take private proposal scheme was approved by AsiaSat's public shareholders, followed by the approval of the Bermuda Court on 3 September 2019, whereupon the Company became a private wholly owned subsidiary of Bowenvale Limited, a joint venture of CITIC and Carlyle. The listing of the company's shares was withdrawn from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on 5 September 2019. [4]
In September 2017, AsiaSat 9, AsiaSat's latest satellite built by Space Systems/Loral [5] was successfully launched and replaced AsiaSat 4 at 122° East.
AsiaSat owns and operates seven satellites, including AsiaSat 3S, AsiaSat 4, AsiaSat 5, AsiaSat 6, AsiaSat 7, AsiaSat 8 and the new AsiaSat 9.
As of 31 December 2017 [update] , the direct parent company, Bowenvale Limited, owned 74.43% shares; Bowenvale was jointly owned by CITIC Limited and The Carlyle Group LP in a 50–50 ratio. [2] : 54 Standard Life Aberdeen plc was the second largest shareholder for 5.36%. [2] : 54 In May 2018, the ratio owned by Standard Life Aberdeen had decreased to 4.99%. [6] In November 2018, another private equity firm International Value Advisers owned 6.12% shares of AsiaSat. [7]
On 3 September 2019, following the approval of the privatisation plan by public shareholders, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited became a privately wholly owned subsidiary of Bowenvale Limited, which is now jointly owned by CITIC Group Corporation and Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P. [4]
This is a list of AsiaSat satellites.
Satellite | Launch Date (UTC) | Rocket | Launch Site | Contractor | Longitude | Status | Notes | Ref. |
AsiaSat 1 | 7 Apr 1990 | Long March 3 | Xichang, LC-3 | CASC | Decommissioned | Launched as Westar 6 on Space Shuttle mission STS-41B, became stranded in orbit, was retrieved by Space Shuttle mission STS-51A in November 1984, sold to AsiaSat. | ||
AsiaSat 2 | 28 Nov 1995 | Long March 2E | Xichang, LC-2 | CASC | 100.5° East | Decommissioned | ||
AsiaSat 3 | 24 Dec 1997 | Proton-K / DM-2M | Baikonur, Site 81/23 | ILS | 105.5° East (intended) 158° West (1998–1999) 62° West (1999–2002) | Decommissioned | Transferred to Hughes Global Services (HGS) | |
AsiaSat 3S | 21 Mar 1999 | Proton-K / DM-2M | Baikonur, Site 81/23 | ILS | 147.5° East | Decommissioned | Replaced AsiaSat 1 on 8 May 1999 and was replaced by AsiaSat 7 | [8] |
AsiaSat 4 | 12 Apr 2003 | Atlas IIIB | Cape Canaveral, LC-36B | ILS | Relocated to a designated orbital position in November 2017 | In Service | [9] | |
AsiaSat 5 | 11 Aug 2009 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur, Site 200/39 | Khrunichev | 100.5° East | In Service | A replacement satellite for AsiaSat 2 | [10] |
AsiaSat 6 / Thaicom 7 | 7 Sep 2014 | Falcon 9 v1.1 | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 | SpaceX | 120° East | In Service | [11] | |
AsiaSat 7 | 25 Nov 2011 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur, Site 200/39 | Khrunichev | 105.5° East | In Service | Replaced AsiaSat 3S at the orbital location of 105.5° East. | [12] |
AsiaSat 8 | 5 Aug 2014 | Falcon 9 v1.1 | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 | SpaceX | 4° West | In Service | AsiaSat satellite with multiple Ku beams. | [13] |
AsiaSat 9 | 28 Sep 2017 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur, Site 200/39 | Khrunichev | 122° East | In Service | Replaced AsiaSat 4 at 122° East. | [14] |
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