Mon, Feb 13, 2012
Satellites Will Boost To Orbit Aboard A Falcon 9 Rocket
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Asia Satellite
Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) unveiled an agreement
Wednesday for the launch two AsiaSat communications satellites
using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in 2014.
“SpaceX is proud to be the choice of AsiaSat, a pioneer in
advancing satellite communications in Asia,” said Elon Musk,
SpaceX CEO and Chief Technology Officer. “We are producing
the most advanced launch vehicles in the world, and the
international launch market has responded--commercial launches now
represent over 60 percent of our upcoming missions.”
“We are pleased to have SpaceX as our launch partner for
the two upcoming missions. We look forward to the timely and
successful launches of AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8, thereby expanding
our fleet from four to six satellites in 2014 to provide more high
quality and comprehensive satellite services in the Asia-Pacific
region,” said William Wade, President and Chief Executive
Officer of AsiaSat.
AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 are scheduled to launch in the first
half of 2014 from SpaceX’s launch complex at Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station in Florida. AsiaSat 6 will have 28 high-powered
C-band transponders while AsiaSat 8 will have 24 Ku-band
transponders and a Ka-band beam. The high-powered transponders on
the satellite will enable the use of small antennas on the ground.
The two SS/L 1300 satellites will serve Asia, the Middle East and
Australasia.
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