AsiaSat (after refurbishment and resale)
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AsiaSat (after refurbishment and resale) is a refurbished communications satellite that was originally launched as Westar 6 and later acquired and operated by Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company for commercial broadcasting and telecommunications services in the Asia-Pacific region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AsiaSat (after refurbishment and resale) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7574485 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AsiaSat (after refurbishment and resale) Context triple: [Westar 6, laterOwner, AsiaSat (after refurbishment and resale)]
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A.
PALAPA B1 communications satellite
PALAPA B1 was an Indonesian communications satellite launched in the early 1980s to expand the country's domestic and regional telecommunications capabilities.
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B.
SBS-4 communications satellite
The SBS-4 communications satellite was a commercial telecommunications spacecraft operated by Satellite Business Systems to provide business-oriented communication services in North America.
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C.
Arabsat-6A
Arabsat-6A is a high-capacity Saudi communications satellite launched in 2019 to provide television, internet, and telecommunications services across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
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D.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
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E.
GSAT-19
GSAT-19 is an Indian high-throughput communications satellite designed to test next-generation technologies and significantly enhance the country’s data transmission capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AsiaSat (after refurbishment and resale) Target entity description: AsiaSat (after refurbishment and resale) is a refurbished communications satellite that was originally launched as Westar 6 and later acquired and operated by Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company for commercial broadcasting and telecommunications services in the Asia-Pacific region.
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A.
PALAPA B1 communications satellite
PALAPA B1 was an Indonesian communications satellite launched in the early 1980s to expand the country's domestic and regional telecommunications capabilities.
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B.
SBS-4 communications satellite
The SBS-4 communications satellite was a commercial telecommunications spacecraft operated by Satellite Business Systems to provide business-oriented communication services in North America.
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C.
Arabsat-6A
Arabsat-6A is a high-capacity Saudi communications satellite launched in 2019 to provide television, internet, and telecommunications services across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
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D.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
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E.
GSAT-19
GSAT-19 is an Indian high-throughput communications satellite designed to test next-generation technologies and significantly enhance the country’s data transmission capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial satellite
ⓘ
communications satellite ⓘ geostationary communications satellite ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company ⓘ |
| belongsTo | AsiaSat fleet ⓘ |
| belongsToIndustry | satellite communications industry ⓘ |
| broadcastingRole | direct-to-network television distribution ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
leased transponder capacity to broadcasters
ⓘ
leased transponder capacity to telecommunications operators ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginalOperator |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverageType | regional coverage ⓘ |
| frequencyBand |
C-band
ⓘ
Ku-band ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| missionDomain | space-based communications ⓘ |
| missionType | commercial communications ⓘ |
| operatedForRegion | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| operator | Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company ⓘ |
| operatorAbbreviation |
AsiaSat
ⓘ
linked to:
AsiaSat 1
|
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| originalDesignation | Westar 6 ⓘ |
| originalName | Westar 6 ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Western Union ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company ⓘ |
| propulsionType | apogee kick motor ⓘ |
| refurbishmentPurpose | reuse for Asia-Pacific communications services ⓘ |
| serviceRegion |
Asia
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean region ⓘ |
| serviceType | fixed-satellite service ⓘ |
| serviceUsers |
broadcasters in Asia-Pacific region
ⓘ
telecommunications carriers in Asia-Pacific region ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | HS-376 ⓘ |
| status |
refurbished
ⓘ
resold ⓘ |
| telecommunicationsRole | relay satellite ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial broadcasting
ⓘ
data communications ⓘ telecommunications services ⓘ television distribution ⓘ voice communications ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: AsiaSat (after refurbishment and resale) Description of subject: AsiaSat (after refurbishment and resale) is a refurbished communications satellite that was originally launched as Westar 6 and later acquired and operated by Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company for commercial broadcasting and telecommunications services in the Asia-Pacific region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.