| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | AsiaSat |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-057A |
| SATCATno. | 42942 |
| Website | https://www.asiasat.com |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 7 years, 5 months and 6 days(in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Asiasat 9 |
| Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 |
| Bus | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 6,141 kg (13,539 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 September 2017, 18:52:16UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M /Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | November 2017 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 122° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 60transponders: 28C-band 32Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 36MHz and 54 MHz |
| Coverage area | Asia,Australia,New Zealand |
AsiaSat 9 orThaicom 7 is ageostationarycommunications satellite which is operated by theAsia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) and was launched into orbit on 28 September 2017.
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), announced in December 2013 that it has been chosen by AsiaSat, to build the AsiaSat 9 communications satellite. AsiaSat 9 was built bySpace Systems/Loral, and is based on theLS-1300satellite bus.[2][3] The satellite carries 28C-bandtransponders and 32Ku-band and is positioned at alongitude of 122° East,[4] providing coverage over southernAsia,Australia andNew Zealand.[5]
Krunichev byInternational Launch Services (ILS) was contracted to launch AsiaSat 9 using aProton-M /Briz-Mlaunch vehicle. The launch took place fromSite 200/39 at theBaikonur, on 28 September 2017, at 18:52:16UTC. It replacesAsiaSat 4.
