亞太6
The 1995 failure of a Chinese Long March 2E carrying Apstar-6 and the 1996 failure of a Long March 3B carrying Intelsat-708 led to a U.S. crackdown on satellite technology exports involving Loral and Hughes.
APT Satellite operates four spacecraft not counting Apstar-6, and two of those spacecraft launched last year.
APT Satellite received $21,000,000 in insurance payments for the partial failure of the Apstar-6 communications satellite in May 2018.
APT Satellite operates two older satellites—Apstar-5 and Apstar-6—in inclined orbits that save fuel but limit certain communications services.
Apstar-6 is a 14-year-old satellite built by Thales Alenia Space.
Apstar-6 suffered a solar array problem in May 2018 that reduced the spacecraft's power, and APT Satellite filed an insurance claim for the satellite with claim procedures nearly completed.
APT Satellite discovered the Apstar-6 solar array issue on 2018-05-27.
APT Satellite is working with Thales Alenia Space to correct the Apstar-6 power issue.
Apstar-6 launched in 2005 on a Long March 3B rocket.