A replacement for Asiasat 3, placed in the wrong orbit by a Proton launch in 1997, Asiasat 3S carried C and Ku band transponders. The Blok DM3 upper stage placed the satellite in a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Asiasat's on-board R4D apogee engine was then used to raise perigee to geostationary altitude.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1999-03-21
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 2500.0 kg