Apstar 6C

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Description:

• APSTAR 6C is a Chinese communications satellite operated by APT Satellite Holdings. Built on the DFH-4 satellite platform, APStar-6C hosts a hybrid communications payload comprising 45 transponders operating in the C-, Ku- and Ka-Bands to deliver a wide range of communications services to customers in the Asia-Pacific Region. Replacing APStar-6, launched in 2005, the APSTAR 6C satellite will deliver VSAT services, video distribution, Direct-to-Home television and high-throughput cellular backhaul. APSTAR 6C is based on the popular DFH-4 satellite platform, representing China′s third generation communications satellite platform, capable of facilitating high-power and high-capacity communications payloads for different applications such as direct broadcasting, tracking and data relay, mobile communications, etc.

Mission details:

• Asia Pacific Telecom′s Apstar 6C (Yatai 6C) communications satellite was launched on May 3, 2018 to geotransfer orbit. Apstar 6C is a CAST/Beijing DFH-4 with 26 C-band and 19 Ku/Ka-band transponders. By May 14 it was on station at 136.5E.

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking