ASIASTAR
Satellite information ASIASTAR
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ASIASTAR |
| Follow ASIASTAR | ASIASTAR Tracker |
| Pass predictions ASIASTAR | Pass predictions ASIASTAR |
| Orbit launches |
2000-03-21 (24 years ago)
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| Days in orbit | 9005 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 35769 km |
| Apogee | 35804 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 7.76° |
| Laps per day | 1 |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Height ASIASTAR | 35786.48 km |
Additional information ASIASTAR
AsiaStar is an American communications satellite which was operated by 1worldspace. It was constructed by Alcatel Space and Matra Marconi Space based on the Eurostar E2000+ bus design. Launch occurred on 21 March 2000, at 23:28 GMT. The launch was contracted by Arianespace, and used an Ariane 5G carrier rocket flying from ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre. The INSAT-3B satellite was launched on the same rocket.Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was placed in geostationary orbit at 105° East, from where it provides mobile communications services to Asia. It carries three transponders, and has an expected on-orbit lifespan of 12 years.On 31 December 2009, Worldspace ceased broadcasting on the Asiastar satellite in line with its bankruptcy issues,
however as of 30 November 2010 two Free to Air (unencrypted) stations are still available, namely Sai Global Harmony and Radio France International.The ownership of the AsiaStar satellite as well as other assets of the 1worlspace company were bought by Noah A. Samara (former CEO of 1worldspace) and by his new company Yazmi USA, LLC.
The AsiaStar satellite was acquired by in late 2014 by New York Broadband LLC and used as an orbital placeholder for their planned Silkwave 1 (originally NYBBSat-1) satellite. As of 2019, Silkwave 1 has not been launched.
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