Messages from our Partners and Friends
DBS Bank (China) Limited
"Congratulations to AsiaSat on the 30th anniversary of its first satellite launch! As the top banking partner of AsiaSat, DBS is honoured to have been a part of AsiaSat’s success over the years, and we look forward to strengthening and growing our close working partnership over the next 30 years and beyond."
— Ginger Cheng, Managing Director, Head, Large and Mid-cap Corporates, Institutional Banking Group
GEOshare
"Congratulations to everyone at AsiaSat for a fabulous first 30 years. I am proud to have contributed as a team member who developed the AsiaSat 2 proposal from Lockheed Martin’s predecessor company General Electric Astro Space. It is with great pride that AsiaSat 2 was an endless workhorse serving you and your customers for many years and was just retired not long ago. We all were excited to have been given the opportunity to be a part of your storied past. We all wish you well over your next 30 years. Again, congratulations."
— Christopher G. Baran, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
GuiderStar Tech
"AsiaSat has always been GuiderStar’s most important partner in maritime satellite communications. Our partnership first began in 2014. From the time we started our cooperation, AsiaSat has been providing professional and reliable satellite communications support for our maritime operation, which gives us the opportunity to establish a self-developed satellite communication operation platform. AsiaSat’s professional service helps safeguard our operation and raise our market share and influence. On the occasion of the company’s 30th anniversary, we wish AsiaSat a happy birthday. We are also very grateful for AsiaSat’s professional support over the years, and we look forward to more extensive cooperation in the future."
— Li Ran, General Manager
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
"AsiaSat will commemorate the launch of its first satellite into space. As we approach this 30-year milestone, we take a moment to recognize AsiaSat’s contribution to the work of our Radiocommunication Sector, in particular when it comes to improving the shared use of the scarce geostationary-satellite orbit resources. AsiaSat representatives are known in the satellite spectrum management community for their willingness to engage in constructive discussions and for their tireless efforts to support the progress of spectrum negotiations. In the lead-up to the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2019, we encourage all our Sector Members to be as involved as AsiaSat has been since it joined ITU more than 20 years ago. As Secretary-General, I congratulate AsiaSat on its historic launch and wish them continued success in satellite communications for the next 30 years and more."
— Zhao, Houlin, Secretary-General
Invesco Hong Kong Limited
"We extend our heartiest congratulations to AsiaSat for completing 30 glorious years of success – a true milestone. It is a wonderful achievement! We share your happiness in this special occasion. We appreciate your brilliant team of dedicated workers and we are sure the community has benefited a lot from the excellent satellite capacity and transmission services that you have been providing. We would like to say a special words of thanks to all of you and we have enjoyed our long standing relationship with AsiaSat. Wish you all the success for many more years to come."
— Daisy Tan, HK Pensions Client Relations Team Head, Institutional Business
Lau, Denis
"Time flies amidst our unawareness. At a glimpse, AsiaSat has grown from a premature new borne baby to become an energetic youth with foresight and full of confidence. It was a joint venture formed by three renowned multinational stakeholders.
Coincidentally, I was one of the pioneers in the start-up venture and had the privileges of participating in nursing AsiaSat particularly during its infancy stage.
As publicly known, AsiaSat 1 was a Hughes satellite launched by a Long March launch vehicle in China. However, the road to success of this amazing venture was not without obstacles particularly during the prelaunch period. After going through all the hurdles and uncertainties for critical issues such as the US export licence, launch insurance, launch vehicle readiness, and numerous restless nights, AsiaSat 1 was eventually successfully launched on 7 April 1990. From thereon, AsiaSat was on the way to become the most reliable commercial satellites of choice in Asia. A great achievement to be envied!
AsiaSat 1 was the first commercial satellite launched by a LM vehicle. The success of the launch marked the beginning of a new era to provide all types of launches to all commercial satellite operators outside China.
As a matter of interest, guess who was the first customer on board AsiaSat 1? Few could hardly remember or come up with the right answer. To some surprise, it was Myanmar!"
— Ex-CFO of AsiaSat
LEO Communications (Pvt.) Ltd
"I heartedly congratulate AsiaSat on its 30th Anniversary, LEO Television Network is associated with AsiaSat for more than 5 years, we are fully satisfied with the performance of the satellite and are also pleased with the 24x7 professional support. AsiaSat is a quality conscious company which helped us to grow our business with its premium and reliable technical services. AsiaSat has been very helpful and proven itself as the best partner in the growth of our company. Apart from present at 99% Cable headends in our country, AsiaSat has more than 2 million TVROs installed in the areas where Cable TV service is not available. AsiaSat is very popular and most distributed satellite in Pakistan."
— Muhammad Abid, Group CEO
Lockton Companies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
"We are delighted to extend our warm congratulations to AsiaSat on completing 30 glorious years of business success. It’s been a pleasure to work with you for the past years and we shared the same vision and goals in achieving service excellence through helping clients with innovative and flexible solutions.
Wishing you the best and hoping your company to reach many more new heights in the coming years.”