Vehicle: Proton M/Breeze M
Twitter Tag: #AsiaSat9
The Satellite
- Satellite Name: AsiaSat 9
- Satellite Operator: AsiaSat
- Satellite Manufacturer: SSL
- Purpose: AsiaSat 9 is AsiaSat’s most powerful satellite designed with enhanced performance, higher efficiency and greater flexibility for DTH, video distribution, VSAT broadband and mobility services. AsiaSat 9 is a replacement satellite for AsiaSat 4 at 122°E with 28 C-band and 32 Ku-band transponders, and a regional Ka-band payload. It carries the world’s first dedicated Ku-band Myanmar beam, new Ku-band beams for Indonesia and Mongolia, in addition to two enhanced Ku-band beams serving Australasia and East Asia and a wider high-power C-band coverage across the Asia-Pacific region. The five Ku‑band beams onboard AsiaSat 9 are equipped with cross-strap beam switching capability to provide flexible coverage.
- Platform: SSL 1300
- Separated Mass: 6140 kg
- Satellite Design Life: 15+ years
Highlights
- 3rd ILS Proton Launch of 2017
- 96th ILS Proton Launch Overall
- 5th AsiaSat Satellite Launched on ILS Proton
- 31st SSL Satellite Launched on ILS Proton
Launch Resources
- AsiaSat 9 Separation
- Fifth Burn
- Fourth Burn
- APT Jettison
- Third Burn
- Second Burn
- First Burn
- Stage Separations
- Lift-Off
- Rollout to Launch Pad
- Breeze M Fueling
- Begin Joint Operations
- SC Fuel Loading
- Breeze M Arrival
- Proton Arrival
- SC/GSE Arrival
- Early Team Arrival