Laosat 1

completedLaunch 2015-067

Launched 11/20/2015HEOService GSat GTO O

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Payloads

Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.

1 payload

LaoSat 1

active

Communications

GEO

Launch Details

Launch Date: 11/20/2015
Launch ID: 2015-067
Launch Profile: Sat GTO O
Service Type: G
Orbit: HEO

Launch Stack

Operator: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3B G2
Launch Site: Launch Complex 2, Xichang Space Center (Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China)

Payload Summary

Payload Count: 1
Payload Status: active 1
Payload Mission Types: Communications 1

Track

Mentions

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All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

India’s GSAT-17, Laos’ LaoSat-1, and Bangladesh’s Bangabandhu-1 satellites, all launched within the past few years, carry C-band payloads for telecom services in Asia.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.6Jun 26, 2018Asian satellite operators worried U.S. C-band debate will affect their markets