15 years (planned) 19 years, 1 month, 20 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Bus
Spacebus 4000C1
Manufacturer
Alcatel Space
Launch mass
5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date
April 12, 2005 (2005-04-12)
Rocket
Long March 3B
Launch site
Xichang LA-2
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric
Regime
Geostationary
Longitude
134° East 0°N134°E / 0°N 134°E / 0; 134
Transponders
Band
38 C band 12 Ku band
Bandwidth
36 MHz 50 MHz
TWTA power
64W (C band) 145 (Ku band)
EIRP
at Peak: 42 decibel-watts 60 decibel-watts
Apstar 6 is a communications satellite built by Alcatel Space, a subsidiary of Alcatel, and was boosted into orbit on April 12, 2005, by Long March 3B launcher from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China. It provides APT Satellite, a satellite operator in the Asia Pacific region, with broadband media and television services.
It is fitted with 38 C-band transponders and 12 Ku band transponders. China is covered with a dedicated high power Ku band beam for broadband multimedia transmission. It is the second model of the Spacebus 4000. The transponders have a reduced C-band receiving dish over a wide footprint, which extends across India, China and Australia.[citation needed]
It is significant in enhancing cooperation between Alcatel Space and China as a - to the SINOSAT satellite.[citation needed] Apstar 6 was built as an ITAR-free satellite, containing no restricted U.S. components.[1] Under the U.S. ITAR regulations, U.S. satellite components may not be exported for launch on Chinese rockets. However, the U.S. Department of State did not accept the ITAR-free status of these satellites and fined the US company Aeroflex $8 million for selling ITAR components. In 2013, Thales Alenia discontinued its ITAR-free satellite line.[2]
^Harvey, Brian (2013). China in Space: The Great Leap Forward. New York: Springer. pp. 160–162. ISBN 9781461450436.
^Ferster, Warren (5 September 2013). "U.S. Satellite Component Maker Fined $8 Million for ITAR Violations". SpaceNews.
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