| ► Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) |
| Satellite name: |
AsiaSat 3S, 105.5°E; AsiaSat 4,122°E; AsiaSat 5,100.5°E; AsiaSat 5C, TBA* |
| Spacecraft data: |
| Model: |
Boeing 601HP (3S, 4); SS/L 1300 (5, 5C) |
| Coverage: |
Asia, Middle East, CIS, Australasia (C-band); 2 beams: East Asia, South Asia and one steerable over Australia (Ku-band) [3S]; East Asia, Australasia, Hong Kong (4); Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europę, CIS and Australasia (5) |
| Mass (in orbit): |
2,500 kg (3S, 4) |
| Stabilization: |
3-axis |
| Eclipse protection: |
All transponders |
| Primary power (EOL): |
7,626 W (summer solstice), 8,496 W (fali equinox) [3S] 9,500 W [4] |
| Launch datę: |
March 21,1999 (3S); April 11, 2003 (4); August 12, 2009 (5); TBA (5C) |
| Launch vehicle: |
Proton D-1-e (3S); Atlas III B (4); Proton (5) |
| Expected lifetime: |
15 years (3S, 4, 5) |
| Transponders: |
| Number: |
28 C-band, 16 Ku-band [3S]; 28 C-band, 20 Ku-band (16 FSS, 4 BSS) [4]; 26 C- band, 14 Ku-band (5) |
| Power output: |
55 W TWTA (C-band), 138 WTWTA (Ku-band) [3S]; 55 WTWTA (C-band), 140 W TWTA (Ku-band) [4] |
| Polarization: |
Linear (3S); Linear (C-band), RHCP (Ku-band) [4] |
| Redundancy: |
34:28 (C-band), 20:16 (Ku-band) [3S] |
| Bandwidth: |
36MHz (C-band), 54MHz (Ku-band) [3S]; 36 MHz (C-band), 10 @ 54 MHz, 6 @ 33 MHz (Ku-band, FSS) [4] |
| U/L frequency: |
5.865-6.405 GHz (C-band), 14.028-14.468 (Ku-band) [3S, 4] |
| D/L frequency: |
3.640-4.180 GHz (C-band), 12.280-12.720 (Ku-band) [3S, 4] |
| EIRP: |
40 dBW (C-band), 53 dBW (Ku-band) [3S, 4] |
| Satellite receiving G/T: |
-1 dB/K maximum (C-band), 6 dB/K maximum (Ku-band) [3S]; 8.5 dB/K North Asia, 5.0 dB/K Australia (C-band), 6 dB/K (Ku-band) [4] |
| SCSFD: |
-98 dBW/m2max@ G/T = -1 dB/K with 0 dB attenuation (C-band); -100 dBW/m2 max @ G/T = 7 dB/K with 0 dB attenuation (Ku-band) [3S, 4] |
| Manufacturer: |
Hughes Space and Communications (3S); Boeing Satellite Systems (4); Space Systems/Loral (5, 5C) |
| *To be launched. |