Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

Founded	1988
Headquarters	Hong Kong  China
Industry	Satellite communication
Website	www.asiasat.com

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (commonly AsiaSat) is a commercial operator of communication spacecraft. AsiaSat is based in Hong Kong with two major shareholders, CITIC and General Electric.

[edit] Satellites

spacecraft	manufacturer	launch	orbit
AsiaSat 1	Hughes (for Western Union)	Launched as Westar 6 on Space Shuttle mission STS-41B, became stranded in orbit, was retrieved by Space Shuttle mission STS-51A in November 1984, sold to AsiaSat, and launched 4-7-1990 on a Chinese Long March 3 booster
AsiaSat 2	Lockheed Martin Astro Space	1995	100.5 degrees East
AsiaSat 3 (transferred to Hughes Global Services)
AsiaSat 3S	Boeing Satellite Systems	1997	105.5 degrees East
AsiaSat 4	Boeing Satellite Systems	2003	122.2 degrees East
AsiaSat 5	Space Systems/Loral	11 August 2009	100.5 degrees East
AsiaSat 5C	Space Systems/Loral	Possible 2011	100.2 degrees East

[edit] External links

• Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

[edit] References

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