亞洲八號衛星
AsiaSat operates a core fleet of five in-orbit satellites: AsiaSat 5, AsiaSat 6, AsiaSat 7, AsiaSat 8, and AsiaSat 9.
The annual fee for leasing AsiaSat-8 under the extension is $14 million, down from $22,000,000 annually under the original 2016 deal.
Spacecom secured an extension to use AsiaSat-8 until 2024.
Spacecom agreed to lease AsiaSat’s satellite AsiaSat-8, which Spacecom calls Amos-7, for an extra two years for an annual fee of $14,000,000.
AsiaSat currently operates seven satellites: AsiaSat 3S, AsiaSat 4, AsiaSat 5, AsiaSat 6, AsiaSat 7, AsiaSat 8, and AsiaSat 9.
AsiaSat-8 and AsiaSat-9 include some Ka-band high-throughput satellite capacity.
Spacecom is leasing AsiaSat-8 from Hong Kong-based AsiaSat for $22,000,000 annually to fill the service void over Africa left by the loss of Amos-6.