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ChinaSat-18

System
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Class: CommunicationsSubclass: TransceiverOrganization: China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. (China Satcom)
Specifications
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SpecificationValueSources
Frequency BandKa Band
China Satcom files insurance claim over ChinaSat-18 loss
$250 million ChinaSat-18 loss looming over insurers
Additional Information
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Other Info

Mission

Value

Provide high-throughput Ka-band capacity to complete China Satcom's coverage of China

Sources

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Conflicts

None

Corroboration Count

2

Operator

Value

China Satcom

Sources

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Conflicts

None

Corroboration Count

3

Platform

Value

DFH-4E (enhanced version of CAST's DFH-4 platform)

Sources

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Conflicts

None

Corroboration Count

1

Launch Status

Value

Lost - insurance claim filed

Sources

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Conflicts

None

Corroboration Count

3

Notable First

Value

First satellite based on DFH-4E platform

Sources

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Conflicts

None

Corroboration Count

1

Related Satellites

Value

ChinaSat-16 (launched May 2017)

Sources

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Conflicts

None

Corroboration Count

2
Synthesis Evidence
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“ChinaSat-18 was intended to complete China Satcom’s coverage of China in HTS Ka-band capacity, joining ChinaSat-16 which launched in May 2017.”

China Satcom files insurance claim over ChinaSat-18 lossNov 19, 2019930449b7-1a9a-4ccd-8197-140ee8146407

“ChinaSat-18 was intended to complete China Satcom’s coverage of China in high-throughput Ka-band capacity.”

$250 million ChinaSat-18 loss looming over insurersAug 29, 2019d8d597e4-336b-4dab-a503-4fe6948c4719
Mention Sources
All source documents that mention this product.
China Satcom files insurance claim over ChinaSat-18 loss1 mention

Nov 19, 2019

$250 million ChinaSat-18 loss looming over insurers1 mention

Aug 29, 2019

Discarded Atlas 5 upper stage breaks up in orbit • Viasat, China Satcom partner on IFC • Hughes signs Jupiter-3 customer1 mention

Apr 24, 2019

Entity Mentions
All verified mentions of this entity in source documents

China Satcom has one Ka-band satellite, ChinaSat-16, in orbit and a second, ChinaSat-18, slated to launch later 2019.

Mentioned as: ChinaSat-18SourceApr 24, 2019

ChinaSat-18 was intended to complete China Satcom’s coverage of China in high-throughput Ka-band capacity.

Mentioned as: ChinaSat-18SourceAug 29, 2019

ChinaSat-18 is the first satellite based on the DFH-4E, an enhanced version of CAST’s DFH-4 platform.

Mentioned as: ChinaSat-18SourceNov 19, 2019