AsiaSat (after refurbishment and resale)
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AsiaSat (after refurbishment and resale) is a refurbished communications satellite that was originally launched as Westar 6 and later acquired and operated by Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company for commercial broadcasting and telecommunications services in the Asia-Pacific region.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial satellite
ⓘ
communications satellite ⓘ geostationary communications satellite ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | AsiaSat fleet ⓘ |
| belongsToIndustry | satellite communications industry ⓘ |
| broadcastingRole | direct-to-network television distribution ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
leased transponder capacity to broadcasters
ⓘ
leased transponder capacity to telecommunications operators ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginalOperator | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverageType | regional coverage ⓘ |
| frequencyBand |
C-band
ⓘ
Ku-band ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDomain | space-based communications ⓘ |
| missionType | commercial communications ⓘ |
| operatedForRegion | Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorAbbreviation | AsiaSat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| originalDesignation | Westar 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Westar 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Western Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | apogee kick motor ⓘ |
| refurbishmentPurpose | reuse for Asia-Pacific communications services ⓘ |
| serviceRegion |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | fixed-satellite service ⓘ |
| serviceUsers |
broadcasters in Asia-Pacific region
ⓘ
telecommunications carriers in Asia-Pacific region ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | HS-376 ⓘ |
| status |
refurbished
ⓘ
resold ⓘ |
| telecommunicationsRole | relay satellite ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial broadcasting
ⓘ
data communications ⓘ telecommunications services ⓘ television distribution ⓘ voice communications ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.