| AsiaSat 9 | |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | AsiaSat |
| Cospar Id: | 2017-057A |
| Satcat: | 42942 |
| Website: | https://www.asiasat.com |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years (planned) (in progress) |
| Spacecraft: | Asiasat 9 |
| Spacecraft Type: | SSL 1300 |
| Spacecraft Bus: | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer: | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch Date: | 28 September 2017, 18:52:16 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Launch Contractor: | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered Service: | November 2017 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Orbit Longitude: | 122° East |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 60 transponders: 28 C-band 32 Ku-band |
| Trans Bandwidth: | 36 MHz and 54 MHz |
| Trans Coverage: | Asia, Australia, New Zealand |
| Programme: | AsiaSat constellation |
| Previous Mission: | AsiaSat 6 |
AsiaSat 9 or Thaicom 7 is a geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) and was launched into orbit on 28 September 2017.
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), announced in December 2013 that it has been chosen by AsiaSat, to build the AsiaSat 9 communications satellite. AsiaSat 9 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus.[2] [3] The satellite carries 28 C-band transponders and 32 Ku-band and is positioned at a longitude of 122° East,[4] providing coverage over southern Asia, Australia and New Zealand.[5]
Krunichev by International Launch Services (ILS) was contracted to launch AsiaSat 9 using a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle. The launch took place from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur, on 28 September 2017, at 18:52:16 UTC. It replaces AsiaSat 4.