AsiaSat 8 featured on the Reuters sign in Times Square NYC following its safe arrival at the Cape Canaveral launch base in Florida, USA. The sign reaches more than 1.5 million people per day!

With 4 times the resolution (3840 x 2160 pixels) of the current HDTV and up to 60 frames per second, 4K aims to take you to Rio!

AsiaSat took a major step towards the launch of AsiaSat 8 in Q2 2014 with the successful completion of Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR) tests earlier this month. The integrated spacecraft’s antenna and payload performance measured through these tests demonstrated compliance with all specifications.

AsiaSat 5 , Asia’s prime sports content distribution platform, is delivering live multilateral HD feeds for the coverage of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia till the closing ceremony on 23 February.

Live 4K Ultra HD content delivery was demonstrated over AsiaSat satellite. Vibrant video content delivered by AsiaSat 3S from AsiaSat’s Tai Po Earth Station was displayed on a 84” 4K TV to attendees at the 4K Technology Seminar organised by Hong Kong Cyberport Management Co. Ltd. Technology Centre at its new Master Control Centre in Hong Kong.

AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 have successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, a major program milestone to verify spacecraft performance and functionality in an environment simulating space.

With AsiaSat 8 and AsiaSat 6 launches in April and May respectively next year, new C and Ku-band capacity from these two satellites will expand the company’s fleet inventory and fuel further business growth.

At the APSCC Satellite Conference held in Hong Kong last week, AsiaSat executives with hundreds of industry experts and practitioners shared their views on the growth opportunities and new applications of the major satellite markets in the Asia-Pacific region.

AsiaSat 8, AsiaSat’s latest Ku and Ka-band satellite, will complete Reference Performance Testing (RPT) of the payload and bus subsystems in September. Measurements from the RPT will help confirm that the payload meets the demanding AsiaSat requirements.

AsiaSat 6, one of AsiaSat’s latest satellites, is in the process of Spacecraft Thermal Vacuum (SCTV) testing to ensure the bus subsystems of the satellite meet the performance and environmental requirements for safe on orbit operation.