AsiaSat 5
AsiaSat 5 is a Hong Kong communications satellite, which is operated by the Hong Kong based Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 100.5° East of the Greenwich Meridian, where it replaced the AsiaSat 2 spacecraft.[2] It is used to provide fixed satellite services, including broadcasting, telephone and broadband VSAT communications, to Asia and the Pacific Ocean.[3]
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | AsiaSat |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-042A |
| SATCAT no. | 35696 |
| Website | AsiaSat Fleet |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | LS-1300LL |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 3,760 kilograms (8,290 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 August 2009, 19:47 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
| Contractor | ILS |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 100.5° East |
| Perigee altitude | 35,788 kilometres (22,238 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,798 kilometres (22,244 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.00 degrees |
| Period | 23.93 hours |
| Epoch | 27 November 2013, 22:59:35 UTC[1] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 26 G/H band 14 J band |
Launch
AsiaSat 5 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300LL satellite bus.[3] It is being launched by International Launch Services, using a Proton-M rocket with a Briz-M upper stage. The launch was conducted from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 19:47 GMT on 11 August 2009. The Briz-M separated from the Proton-M nine minutes and forty one seconds into the flight, and AsiaSat 5 will separate from the Briz-M into a geosynchronous transfer orbit nine hours and fifteen minutes after liftoff.[4] It will then raise itself into its final geostationary orbit.
The launch was originally scheduled to be conducted by Land Launch, using a Zenit-3SLB carrier rocket. The satellite was subsequently re-awarded to ILS after Land Launch were unable to guarantee that the satellite could be launched by August 2009, in order to be in orbit before AsiaSat 2 ceased operations.[5][6]
At launch, AsiaSat 5 had a mass of 3,760 kilograms (8,290 lb),[4] and was expected to operate for fifteen years. It carries 26 G/H band and 14 J band transponders (NATO frequency designation system, US IEEE C and Ku bands respectively).[2]
See also
References
- "ASIASAT 5 Satellite details 2009-042A NORAD 35696". N2YO. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- "AsiaSat 5". Satellite Fleet. AsiaSat. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- Krebs, Gunter. "AsiaSat 5, 5C". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- "Mission Overview" (PDF). AsiaSat 5. International Launch Services. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- "ILS Announces 9 New Proton Missions in First Half of 2009". Reuters. 2009-06-15. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- Clark, Stephen (2009-04-03). "Multi-tasking satellite deployed by 50th ILS Proton". Retrieved 2009-08-11.