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Proton-M Briz-M | AsiaSat 9

AsiaSat 9

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 28 Sept 2017, 06:52 pm UTC

Rocket: Proton-M Briz-M (Proton / UR-500)

Provider: International Launch Services

Mission

Type: Communications

Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Pad: 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Description

AsiaSat 9 is AsiaSat’s next generation satellite to replace AsiaSat 4 at 122 degrees East Longitude. AsiaSat 9 is a Space Systems/Loral 1300E satellite equipped with 28 C-band and 32 Ku-band transponders, and a Ka-band payload. AsiaSat 9 will provide additional capacity, enhanced power and coverage for DTH, video distribution, private networks and broadband services across the Asia-Pacific region.