AsiaSat 1

E673868

AsiaSat 1 was a communications satellite serving the Asia-Pacific region, created by recovering and refurbishing the previously stranded Westar 6 satellite.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
AsiaSat 1 canonical 2
AsiaSat 1
AsiaSat-1 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial satellite
communications satellite
geostationary communications satellite
apogeeAltitude geostationary altitude
belongsToProgram AsiaSat satellite fleet
callSign AsiaSat-1
linked to: AsiaSat 1
countryOfRegistry Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China
coverageArea Asia
Asia-Pacific region
linked to: Asia-Pacific

Pacific region
deactivationYear 1997
epochOfOperation 1990s
inclination near-zero degrees
launchContractor China Great Wall Industry Corporation
launchCountry China
launchDate 1990-04-07
launchMass approximately 1,200 kilograms
launchSite Xichang Satellite Launch Center
launchVehicle Long March 3
manufacturer Hughes Aircraft Company
missionDuration about 7 years
missionType communications
notableFor being created by recovering and refurbishing the stranded Westar 6 satellite
operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company
AsiaSat
orbitType geostationary orbit
originalName Westar 6
owner Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company
perigeeAltitude geostationary altitude
previousMissionName Westar 6
primaryUseRegion East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
recoveredFrom Westar 6
refurbishedFrom Westar 6
regionServed Asia-Pacific
sequenceInProgram first satellite in the AsiaSat fleet
serviceEntryYear 1990
spacecraftBus HS-376
spacecraftType spin-stabilized satellite
transponderBand C-band
usedFor data transmission
telecommunications
television broadcasting

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AsiaSat 1 callSign AsiaSat-1
linked to: AsiaSat 1