SATELLITE
POWERFUL AND IMPROVED REGIONAL INFLUENCE
F
ounded in 1992, APT Satellite
broadcasters and telecommunications
SATELLITE FLEET
currently owns a fleet of
customers.
APSTAR-5
satellites,
To go in line with business development,
Positioned at 138E orbital slot, APSTAR-5
namely, APSTAR-5, APSTAR-6,
the company is equipped with state-
is a high-power satellite with the latest
APSTAR-7, APSTAR-7B and APSTAR-9,
of-the-art ground facilities including
in advanced technology and built by
forming the APSTAR fleet, covering
satcomm platforms and a TV broadcasting
Space Systems/Loral. Equipped with 38
regions in Asia, the Middle East, Oceania
centre, pooling together versatile
C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders, it
and most parts of Europe. This vast
satellite frequency resources for the
is based on the highly reliable FS-1300
regional influence stretches across
provision of TV playout and uplink,
platform. APSTAR-5 provides broad
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
Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific islands
quality ‘one-stop-shop’ services for
its competitive advantage and promote
and Hawaii, as well as high-power Ku-band
satellite transponder leasing, satellite
business growth through the formation
transponder coverage over mainland China,
telecommunications
satellite
of strategic alliances with prestigious
India, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea.
TV broadcasting and transmission to
international satellite service contractors.
150
five
in- orbit
and
APSTAR-5 hosts TV channel distribution,
