27718 - ASIASAT 4

Asiasat 4 is an American geostationary communications spacecraft that was launched by an Atlas 3B rocket from Cape Canaveral at 01:47 UT on 12 April 2003. The 9.5 kW satellite provides direct-to-home voice and video and video broadcast to about 40 countries from Middle East to New Zealand through its 28 C-band, and 20 ku-band transponders after parking over 122 degrees E longitude.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2003-04-12
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 3B
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States