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SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL DELIVERS ASIASAT 7
SATELLITE TO BAIKONUR LAUNCH SITE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
PALO ALTO, Calif./Hong Kong – 24 October 2011 – AsiaSat 7, a new communications
satellite designed and built for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited
(AsiaSat) by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the world’s leading provider of commercial
satellites, arrived at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched
aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS).
The launch is currently scheduled for 26 November Baikonur time.
“We appreciate SS/L’s efforts to complete the construction of AsiaSat 7 and have it ready to
ship one month ahead of schedule,” said William Wade, President and Chief Executive
Officer of AsiaSat. “To ensure service continuity, AsiaSat retires satellite production
schedule and launch risks through an early procurement process. Space Systems/Loral’s
exemplary performance means that we will have additional capacity on-orbit well ahead of
the planned date for the AsiaSat 3S replacement.”
AsiaSat 7 is a Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) spacecraft that will provide television
broadcast, telephone networks and VSAT networks across the Asia-Pacific region. AsiaSat 7
will ultimately replace AsiaSat 3S at the orbital location of 105.5 degrees East longitude
when the latter reaches its end of life in 2014.
“We are very pleased to help AsiaSat meet the growing demand for satellite services in the
region,” said John Celli, President of Space Systems/Loral. “We tailor every satellite that we
design and build specifically to meet the operator’s needs. For AsiaSat 7 we provided
flexibility with switching capability, and a Ka-band payload in addition to C and Ku-band.”
AsiaSat 7 will carry 28 C-band and 17 Ku-band transponders, and a Ka payload. Its region-
wide C-band beam covers Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and the Commonwealth of
Independent States, with Ku-band beams serving East Asia, South Asia and a steerable Ku
beam to satisfy market demand. AsiaSat 7 is based on the highly reliable Space
Systems/Loral 1300 platform which offers the flexibility to support a broad range of
applications and technology advances and will provide service for over 15 years.
SATELLITE TO BAIKONUR LAUNCH SITE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
PALO ALTO, Calif./Hong Kong – 24 October 2011 – AsiaSat 7, a new communications
satellite designed and built for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited
(AsiaSat) by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the world’s leading provider of commercial
satellites, arrived at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched
aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS).
The launch is currently scheduled for 26 November Baikonur time.
“We appreciate SS/L’s efforts to complete the construction of AsiaSat 7 and have it ready to
ship one month ahead of schedule,” said William Wade, President and Chief Executive
Officer of AsiaSat. “To ensure service continuity, AsiaSat retires satellite production
schedule and launch risks through an early procurement process. Space Systems/Loral’s
exemplary performance means that we will have additional capacity on-orbit well ahead of
the planned date for the AsiaSat 3S replacement.”
AsiaSat 7 is a Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) spacecraft that will provide television
broadcast, telephone networks and VSAT networks across the Asia-Pacific region. AsiaSat 7
will ultimately replace AsiaSat 3S at the orbital location of 105.5 degrees East longitude
when the latter reaches its end of life in 2014.
“We are very pleased to help AsiaSat meet the growing demand for satellite services in the
region,” said John Celli, President of Space Systems/Loral. “We tailor every satellite that we
design and build specifically to meet the operator’s needs. For AsiaSat 7 we provided
flexibility with switching capability, and a Ka-band payload in addition to C and Ku-band.”
AsiaSat 7 will carry 28 C-band and 17 Ku-band transponders, and a Ka payload. Its region-
wide C-band beam covers Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and the Commonwealth of
Independent States, with Ku-band beams serving East Asia, South Asia and a steerable Ku
beam to satisfy market demand. AsiaSat 7 is based on the highly reliable Space
Systems/Loral 1300 platform which offers the flexibility to support a broad range of
applications and technology advances and will provide service for over 15 years.