AsiaSat 3S
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AsiaSat 3S, was a geosynchronous communications satellite for AsiaSat of Hong Kong to provide communications and television services all across Asia, the Middle East and Oceania.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | AsiaSat |
COSPAR ID | 1999-013A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 25657 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 25 years, 4 months and 2 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | AsiaSat 3S |
Spacecraft type | Boeing 601 |
Bus | HS-601HP |
Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications |
Launch mass | 3,480 kg (7,670 lb) |
Dry mass | 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) |
Dimensions | 3.4 m x 3.5 m x 5.8 m Span: 26.2 m on orbit |
Power | 9.9 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 21 March 1999, 00:09:30 UTC |
Rocket | Proton-K / DM-2M |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/23 |
Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Entered service | 8 May 1999 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 105.5° East (1999–2014) 120° East (2014–2015) 150.5° East (2015–2016) 146° East (2016–2019) [1] |
Transponders | |
Band | 44 transponders: 28 C-band 16 Ku-band |
Coverage area | Asia, the Middle East and Oceania |
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