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AsiaSat 3S, was a geosynchronous communications satellite for AsiaSat of Hong Kong to provide communications and television services all across Asia, the Middle East and Oceania.

Background

In March 1998, AsiaSat ordered a replacement satellite, for US$195 million, from Hughes Space and Communications. Designated AsiaSat 3S, the new satellite is a replica of AsiaSat 3.[1]

Launch

AsiaSat 3S was launched for AsiaSat by a Proton-K / DM-2M launch vehicle on 21 March 1999, at 00:09:30 UTC, destined for an orbital location at 105.5° East.[2] A replacement for Asiasat 3, placed in the wrong orbit by a Proton launch in 1997, Asiasat 3S carried C-band and Ku-band transponders. The Blok DM-2M upper stage placed the satellite in a Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). Asiasat's on-board R4D-11-300 apogee engine was then used to raise perigee to geostationary altitude.[3] It replaced AsiaSat 1 on 8 May 1999.[1]

Mission

It was replaced by AsiaSat 7.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Asiasat 3". The Satellite Encyclopedia. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Asiasat 3, -3S". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Display: AsiaSat 3S 1999-013A". NASA. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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