AsiaSat
Encyclopedia
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (commonly AsiaSat) is a commercial operator of communication spacecraft. AsiaSat is based in Hong Kong
with two major shareholders, CITIC
and General Electric
.
! spacecraft
! manufacturer
! launch
! orbit
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| AsiaSat 1 > Hughes (for Western Union)
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, and launched 4-7-1990 on a Chinese Long March 3 booster
| AsiaSat 2Lockheed Martin Astro Space
1995
| AsiaSat 3
(transferred to Hughes Global Services)
| AsiaSat 3SBoeing Satellite Systems
1997
| AsiaSat 4Boeing Satellite Systems
2003
| AsiaSat 5
Space Systems/Loral
11 August 2009
| AsiaSat 7 Space Systems/Loral
2011
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
with two major shareholders, CITIC
CITIC
Not to be confused with Citigroup, another large financial services company.Not to be confused with CIT Group, another large financial services company....
and General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
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Satellites
! manufacturer
! launch
! orbit
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| AsiaSat 1 >
| AsiaSat 2
| AsiaSat 3
(transferred to Hughes Global Services)
| AsiaSat 3S
| AsiaSat 4
| AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 5 is a Chinese communications satellite, which will be operated by the Hong Kong based Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company. It will be positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 100.5° East of the Greenwich Meridian, where it will replace the older AsiaSat 2 spacecraft...
Space Systems/Loral
Space Systems/Loral , of Palo Alto, California, is the wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. It was acquired in 1990 for $715 million by Loral Corp. from Ford Motor Company as the Space Systems Division of Ford Aerospace...
| AsiaSat 7
Space Systems/Loral
Space Systems/Loral , of Palo Alto, California, is the wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. It was acquired in 1990 for $715 million by Loral Corp. from Ford Motor Company as the Space Systems Division of Ford Aerospace...