LaoSat 1 at 128.5°E (C Band) Footprints

 LaoSat 1 at 128.5°E (C Band) Footprints

LaoSat 1 at 128.5°E

LaoSat 1

Laos signed in March 2010 a contract with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) for the on orbit delivery of the LaoSat 1 communications satellite.

The satellite is operated by Lao Satellite Joint Venture Co, a collaboration between China APMT Co. and the Lao National Authority for Science and Technology.

The DFH-4S Bus (or DFH-3B?) based satellite features 14 C-band and 8 Ku-band transponders and has a service life of 15 years. It was launched in 2015 on a CZ-3B/G2 booster and is stationed at 128.5° East.

LaoSat 1

Nation: Laos

Type / Application:     Communication

Operator:                     Lao Satellite Joint Venture Co.

Contractors:             CAST

Equipment:         14 C-band transponders, 8 Ku-band transponders

Configuration: DFH-4S Bus

Propulsion:

Power:     2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Lifetime:     15 years

Mass:

Orbit:     GEO

Satellite             LaoSat 1

COSPAR                 2015-067A

Date                         20.11.2015

LS                             Xi LC-2

Launch Vehicle         CZ-3B/G2

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