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GEO Satellite

AsiaSat-8 (AMOS 7) GEO

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Launch date

5 August 2014

Position

4° West

Manufacturer

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)

Operators

AsiaSat Spacecom

Launch operator

SpaceX

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Expected lifetime

15+ Years

Regions

Europe Region
Middle East Region
Russia & CIS Region
South Africa Region

In 2017 Spacecom leased transponders on AsiaSat-8 from satellite operator AsiaSat, since it lost the AMOS-6 satellite during launch. Spacecom will use it as AMOS-7 positioned at 4° West.

AsiaSat-8/AMOS 7 is a Space Systems Loral (SS/L) 1300-series satellite equipped with 24 Ku-band transponders and a Ka-band payload. Located at the orbital location of 4° West, AsiaSat-8/AMOS 7 Ku-band payload is fully leased for services including DTH television, private networks and broadband services.

The 4,535 kgs AsiaSat-8 will off the highest downlink power in the region. With a power of 8,500 Watt, the spacecraft is the most powerful member of AsiaSat’s fleet.

AsiaSat-8/AMOS 7 was launched on August 5th 2014 on a Falcon 9 rocket from launch operator SpaceX.

 

GEO Satellite

AsiaSat-8 (AMOS 7)

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AsiaSat-8 under construction
SSL Trucking AsiaSat 8 to launch base
AsiaSat-8 on Falcon 9 rocket
AsiaSat-8 on Falcon 9 rocket
AsiaSat-8 on Falcon 9 rocket
AsiaSat-8 on Falcon 9 rocket launch

GEO Satellite

AsiaSat-8 (AMOS 7)

succesfull


GEO Satellite

AsiaSat-8 (AMOS 7)

succesfull


AsiaSat-8 Satellite Footprint Ku-band China Beam
AsiaSat-8 Satellite Footprint Ku-band India Beam
AsiaSat-8 Satellite Footprint Ku-band Middle-East Beam
AsiaSat-8 Satellite Footprint Ku-band South-East Asia Beam
AMOS 7 Pan-European Ku-band Beam
AMOS 7 Central- & Eastern Europe Ku-band Beam
AMOS 7 Middle-East Ku-band Beam
AMOS 7 Southern Africa C-band Beam