AsiaSat 4 to be Launched on April 10

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AsiaSat 4 to be Launched on April 10

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Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) announced Monday that its new pan-Asian satellite, AsiaSat 4, is scheduled for launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the United States at US Eastern Time 8:09 pm on April 10 (Hong Kong Time 8:09 am on April 11) aboard an Atlas IIIB rocket.

AsiaSat 4 will be developed at the orbital location of 122 degrees East Longitude.

AsiaSat claimed that the new satellite will be the most powerful member of the company's satellite fleet, carrying 28 C-bond and 20 Ku-band transponders with a 15-year design life.

AsiaSat 4's pan-Asia C-band footprint will cover more than 40 countries and regions spanning from New Zealand to the Middle East.Its Ku-bond coverage will consist of two high-power focused beams for East Asia and Australia.

Asiasat 4 is also designed to provide advanced satellite services including Direc-to-Home television, broadband and Ip solutions, and telecommunications services such as private networks for business and rural telephone in the Asia Pacific.

AsiaSat is an Asia's major provider of high-quality satellite services to both the broadcast and telecommunications markets.

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