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China Satellite Communications Corporation (China Satcom) is a state-owned enterprise under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
APT Satellite Holdings Limited has a direct corporate lineage to China Satellite Communications Corporation (China Satcom).
Because of its ties to China Satcom and CASC, APT Satellite can offer services at rates that purely commercial Western competitors find difficult to match.
APT Satellite can access financial and industrial resources from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation through its relationship with China Satcom.
ChinaSat 9A launched in June 2017 experienced a partial failure due to the loss of 3rd stage RCS roll control during the coast phase.
China Satcom and SpaceSail signed an agreement with Turkish satellite operator Turksat for GEO and LEO services.
APT Satellite is a partial subsidiary of China Satcom, addressing international markets with satellite services.
China Satcom is providing its Ka-band network to support SES Open Orbits™ connectivity for flights over and around China and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Planned major Chinese communications constellations include Guowang with 13,000 LEO satellites, G60 Starlink with 12,000+ LEO satellites, Tsingshen Tech’s MEO constellation with initial 8 satellites (expandable to 16 and 32), and China Satcom operating various GEO satellites.
ChinaSat-26, China’s first satellite providing more than 100 gigabits per second (Gbps), was launched in February 2023.
ChinaSat-6B was launched in July 2007 and was positioned at 115.5° East.
ChinaSat-9C is expected to launch in 2025 to replace ChinaSat-9, which was launched in 2008.
China launched the ChinaSat-6E communications satellite toward geostationary orbit from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
A Long March 3B launched ChinaSat-6D in April 2022 to replace ChinaSat-6A, which suffered a lifetime-shortening helium leak after launch.
China Satcom is a state-owned satellite operator that has primarily focused on serving domestic needs from geostationary orbit (GEO).
Viasat, in partnership with China Satcom, received clearance on 2023-01-10 to install connectivity equipment on more than 75% of domestic planes in China.
Viasat’s IFC system, in cooperation with China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd. (China Satcom), connects with the Ka-band ChinaSat-16 satellite system to provide video streaming, browsing, messaging, and social media to connected devices on Viasat-equipped aircraft operating over China.
ChinaSat-18 was effectively lost as its orbit slowly decayed at approximately 184 by 32,330 km.
A 2019 Long March 3B flight inserted ChinaSat-18 into geosynchronous transfer orbit, and ChinaSat-18 later functioned abnormally with its orbit slowly decaying at about 184 by 32,330 km.
China Satcom manages and operates 15 satellites in orbit, including ChinaSat and Apstar series satellites.