AsiaSat 7
| Names | AsiaSat 5C |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | AsiaSat |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-069A |
| SATCAT no. | 37933 |
| Website | https://www.asiasat.com |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 13 years, 6 months and 26 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | AsiaSat 7 |
| Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 |
| Bus | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 3,813 kg (8,406 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 November 2011, 19:10:34 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | January 2012 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 105° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 40 transponders: 26 C-band 14 Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Asia, Pacific Ocean region |
AsiaSat 7 is a Hong Kong communications satellite, which is operated by the Hong Kong–based Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat). It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 105° East of the Greenwich Meridian, where it serves as a back-up for the AsiaSat 5 satellite and replaced AsiaSat 3S. It is used to provide fixed satellite services, including broadcasting, telephone and broadband very small aperture terminal (VSAT) communications, to Asia and the Pacific Ocean region.