| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | AsiaSat |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-042A |
| SATCAT no. | 35696 |
| Website | https://www.asiasat.com |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 15 years, 2 months and 9 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | AsiaSat 5 |
| Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 |
| Bus | LS-1300SX |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 3,760 kg (8,290 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 August 2009, 19:47:33 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | October 2009 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 100.5° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 40 transponders: 26 C-band 14 Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Asia, Pacific Ocean region |
AsiaSat 5 is a Hong Kong communications satellite, which is operated by the Hong Kong–based Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat). It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 100.5° East of the Greenwich Meridian, where it replaced the AsiaSat 2 satellite.[2] It is used to provide fixed satellite services, including broadcasting, telephone and broadband very small aperture terminal (VSAT) communications, to Asia and the Pacific Ocean region.[3]
- ^ "ASIASAT 5". N2YO.com. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Satellite Fleet - AsiaSat 5". AsiaSat. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter (11 December 2017). "AsiaSat 5, 7 / Thaicom 6A". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 5 May 2021.