SATELLITE
RELIABLE SATCOM PLATFORMS
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ounded in 1992, APT Satellite
broadcasters and telecommunications
Satellite fleet
currently owns a fleet of five
customers.
APSTAR-5
in-orbit satellites, namely,
To go in line with business
Positioned at 138E orbital slot, APSTAR-5
APSTAR-6,
development, the company is equipped
is a high-power satellite with the latest
APSTAR-7, APSTAR-7B and APSTAR-9,
with state-of-the-art ground facilities
in advanced technology and built by
forming the APSTAR fleet, covering
including satcom platforms and TV
Space Systems/Loral. Equipped with 38
regions in Asia, the Middle East,
broadcasting centre, pooling together
C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders, it
Oceania and most parts of Europe.
versatile satellite frequency resources for
is based on the highly reliable FS-1300
This vast regional influence stretches
the provision of TV playout and uplink,
platform. APSTAR-5 provides broad
across approximately 75% of the world’s
DTH, telecommunications and IP transit
C-band transponder coverage over Asia,
population and provides excellent
services. APT also strives to enhance its
Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific islands
quality ‘one-stop-shop’ services for
competitive advantage and promote
and Hawaii, as well as high-power Ku-
satellite transponder leasing, satellite
business growth through the formation
band transponder coverage over mainland
telecommunications and satellite
of strategic alliances with prestigious
China, India, Taiwan, Hong Kong and
TV broadcasting and transmission to
international satellite service contractors.
Korea.
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