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[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully launched the AsiaSat 5 satellite for AsiaSat, ILS announced Aug. 12.
The Proton rocket carrying the spacecraft lifted of at 3:47 a.m. local Hong Kong time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan.
AsiaSat 5, based on a Space Systems/Loral’s 1300 satellite bus, will replace AsiaSat 2 at the 100.5 degrees East orbital position. The satellite’s mission is to provide advanced satellite services, including television broadcast, telephone networks and VSAT networks for broadband multimedia services across Asia.
The Proton rocket carrying the spacecraft lifted of at 3:47 a.m. local Hong Kong time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan.
AsiaSat 5, based on a Space Systems/Loral’s 1300 satellite bus, will replace AsiaSat 2 at the 100.5 degrees East orbital position. The satellite’s mission is to provide advanced satellite services, including television broadcast, telephone networks and VSAT networks for broadband multimedia services across Asia.
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