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ASIASAT 9
Asian / Pacific Communications · AsiaSat / Hong Kong
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AsiaSat's newest and most powerful satellite, providing enhanced C-band and Ku-band capacity across the Asia-Pacific. AsiaSat-9 strengthens the Hong Kong-based operator's position in the competitive Asian broadcasting market as it faces increasing competition from Chinese operators and global giants like SES and Intelsat. Its high-power transponders serve both traditional broadcasting distribution and emerging broadband services across a region stretching from Japan to the Indian Ocean.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,236–22,248 mi (35,785–35,805 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 42942
- Int’l designator
- 2017-057A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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