AsiaSat 8

AsiaSat 8
Mission type Communications
Operator AsiaSat
COSPAR ID 2014-046A
SATCAT № 40107
Mission duration 15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus LS-1300LL
Manufacturer Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass 4535 kg
Start of mission
Launch date 5 August 2014, 08:00 (2014-08-05UTC08Z) UTC
Rocket Falcon 9 v1.1
Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-40
Contractor SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 105.5° East
Semi-major axis 42,163.48 kilometres (26,199.17 mi)[1]
Eccentricity 0.0001651[1]
Perigee 35,785 kilometres (22,236 mi)[1]
Apogee 35,799 kilometres (22,244 mi)[1]
Inclination 0.04 degrees[1]
Period 1436.08 minutes[1]
Epoch 24 January 2015, 22:45:56 UTC[1]
Transponders
Band 24 Ku band, 1 Ka band
Bandwidth 54 MHz
Coverage area Asia
Middle East
TWTA power 210 watts

AsiaSat 8 is a Hong Kong geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company.

Satellite

AsiaSat 8 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300LL satellite bus.[2][3] The satellite carries 24 Ku band transponders and a Ka band payload, and was planned to be initially positioned above the equator,[4] at a longitude of 105.5 degrees East,[5] providing coverage of southern and south-eastern Asia, China and the Middle East.[6]

Launch vehicle

The launch of the Falcon 9 carrying AsiaSat 8.

SpaceX was contracted to launch AsiaSat 8, using a Falcon 9 v1.1 carrier rocket. The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 5 August 2014 at 08:00 UTC.[7][8]

The Falcon 9 upper stage used to launch AsiaSat 8 is derelict in a decaying elliptical low-Earth orbit that, as of 13 August 2014, had an initial perigee of 195 km (121 mi) and an initial apogee of 35,673 km (22,166 mi).[9] One month on, the orbit had decayed to an altitude of 185 km (115 mi) at its closest approach to Earth,[10] and by November had decayed to a 169 km (105 mi) perigee.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "ASIASAT 8 Satellite details 2014-046A NORAD 40107". N2YO. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. "AsiaSat 8". Space Systems/Loral. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. Krebs, Gunter. "AsiaSat 8". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. "AsiaSat 8 launches from Cape Canaveral". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. "AsiaSat 8". Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. "Asiasat 8". SatBeams.com. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  7. "AsiaSat 8 Successfully Lifts Off" (PDF). AsiaSat. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  8. SpaceX AsiaSat 8 Press Kit, 4 Aug 2014, accessed 5 Aug 2014.
  9. "FALCON 9 R/B details 2014-046B NORAD 40108". N2YO. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. "FALCON 9 R/B details 2014-046B NORAD 40108". N2YO. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  11. "FALCON 9 R/B details 2014-046B NORAD 40108". N2YO. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

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