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      USA: Tenth Chinese satellite AsiaSat launched into space in Florida00:58

      USA: Tenth Chinese satellite AsiaSat launched into space in Florida

      United States, Cape Canaveral, Florida
      Politics
      September 7, 2014 at 19:06 GMT +00:00 · Published

      The tenth Chinese AsiaSat satellite was launched on Sunday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The AsiaSat 6, developed by Hong Kong-based Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) Company, blasted off with the help of a SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket and is now in parking orbit.

      This is the second AsiaSat satellite successfully delivered into orbit by American company SpaceX. The California-based space transport service also launched the AsiaSat 8 earlier on August 5, an operation which cost AsiaSat about 110 million dollars (€85 million). Although the original plan was to send the AsiaSat 6 two weeks ago, the flight was delayed due to retune operations on the rocket's systems.

      The AsiaSat 6 weighs around 3,700kgs (approximately 8,200 pounds) and is set to operate as a telecommunications satellite provider for the Chinese company. Designed for a minimum of 15 years of service, the satellite carries 28 C-Band transponders, 14 of which will be leased to Thailand's Thaicom, in a deal involving $170 million Hong Kong (€17 million).

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      The tenth Chinese AsiaSat satellite was launched on Sunday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The AsiaSat 6, developed by Hong Kong-based Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) Company, blasted off with the help of a SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket and is now in parking orbit.

      This is the second AsiaSat satellite successfully delivered into orbit by American company SpaceX. The California-based space transport service also launched the AsiaSat 8 earlier on August 5, an operation which cost AsiaSat about 110 million dollars (€85 million). Although the original plan was to send the AsiaSat 6 two weeks ago, the flight was delayed due to retune operations on the rocket's systems.

      The AsiaSat 6 weighs around 3,700kgs (approximately 8,200 pounds) and is set to operate as a telecommunications satellite provider for the Chinese company. Designed for a minimum of 15 years of service, the satellite carries 28 C-Band transponders, 14 of which will be leased to Thailand's Thaicom, in a deal involving $170 million Hong Kong (€17 million).

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