BSAT-4a
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BSAT-4a is a geostationary communications satellite ordered by Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (BSAT) and designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform, to be stationed on the 110.0° East orbital slot for direct television broadcasting of 4K and 8K Ultra HD resolutions. It was launched on 29 September 2017.
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- Instance of
- geosynchronous satellite
- Country
- Japan
- Mass
- 3520
- Manufacturer
- Lanteris Space Systems
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2017-09-29
- start point
- ELA-3
- type of orbit
- geostationary orbit
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BSAT-4a is a geostationary communications satellite ordered by Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (BSAT) and designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform, to be stationed on the 110.0° East orbital slot for direct television broadcasting of 4K and 8K Ultra HD resolutions. It was launched on 29 September 2017.
== Satellite description == BSAT-4a was designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 satellite bus for BSAT. It has an estimated launch mass of with a 15-year design life.
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