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AsiaSat 4, a Boeing 601HP model, will be deployed at the orbital
location of 122 degrees east longitude, to replace AsiaSat 1. The
new satellite is designed to provide advanced satellite services
such as DTH television broadcasting, VSAT networks for business,
rural telephony, broadband and IP solutions.
In a press statement, Asiasat CEO Peter Jackson was quoted as saying:
"AsiaSat 4 will be the largest member of AsiaSat's satellite
fleet. Its unique and high performance C-band coverage will complement
and provide redundancy for our two existing satellites, AsiaSat
2 and AsiaSat 3S. It will further expand our satellite capacity
over the Asia Pacific region and enable our customers to enjoy unbeatable
back up and greater flexibility for regional coverage."
"AsiaSat 4's high power Ku-band beams customised for Australia,
East Asia and Hong Kong would be the ideal platform for delivering
Direct-to-Home (DTH) and broadband solutions to these regions,"
Jackson adds.
Carrying 28 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders with a 15-year design
life, AsiaSat 4's pan Asian C-band footprint will cover more than
40 countries and regions from Auckland to Tehran.
The Ku-band coverage will consist of two high-power focused beams
for East Asia and Australia, as well as a new BSS (Broadcast Satellite
Service) Hong Kong payload for DTH services in Hong Kong and the
adjacent South China region.
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