APSTAR 6E at 134° E
also known as MPSat 3
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 134° EChannel line-up at 134° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 55239
- COSPAR number
- 2023-005A
- Operator
- APT Satellite Holdings Ltd.
- Manufacturer
- China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)
- Model
- DFH-3E Bus
- Launch
- 12 Jan 2023 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Long March CZ-2C
- Launch mass
- 4300 kg
- Dry mass
- 2090 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band Spot01 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot02 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot03 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot04 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot05 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot06 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot07 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot08 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot09 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot10 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot11 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot12 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot13 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot14 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot15 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot16 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot17 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot18 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot19 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot20 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot21 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot22 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot23 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot24 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Spot25 User Spot beam (Ku band) View footprint
About APSTAR 6E
This all-electric propulsion communications satellite contains twenty-five (25) Ku-band user beams and three (3) Ka-band gateway beams on board with a 30Gbps payload capacity. Focusing on the customized payload market in South East Asia, the APSTAR-6E satellite will provide cost effective high throughput communication services.