Asiasat 8 at 105° E
also known as Amos 7
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 105° EChannel line-up at 105° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 40107
- COSPAR number
- 2014-046A
- Operator
- Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd.
- Manufacturer
- Intuitive Machines (SSL/MDA/Maxar/Lanteris)
- Model
- LS-1300
- Launch
- 05 Aug 2014 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Falcon 9 v1.1
- Launch mass
- 4535 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 4198.7 LHCP, 4199.4 LHCP
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band China beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band India beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Japan beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Middle East beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Central and Eastern Europe beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Middle East beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Pan-European beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band South Africa beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band South East Asia beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Steerable (sample 2) beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Steerable (sample 3) beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Steerable (sample 4) beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Steerable (sample 5) beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Asiasat 8
24 Ku-band transponders and a Ka-band beam to provide a multi-regional experience covering Europe, Middle East and parts of Africa, thereby offering services to existing and new customers in Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East (re-purposed Asiasat 8 satellite)