Replacement for Apstar 9A.
Coverage of Americas Europe and Africa.
14 of the 28 C-band transponders will be operated by Thaicom as Thaicom 7.
Test satellite for multimedial communications.
Collect and relay hydrological and meteorological data and data for disaster relief.
24 Ku-band transponders.
"32 C-band, 51 Ku-band, and 6 Ka-band transponders. $214 million lawsuit for bad beam."
"19 Ku-band and 26 C-band transponders to provide commercial communications to China, East Asia, China Sea, South Asia, Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Africa and Australia."
"Part of the satellite?s communications payload has been leased to Sri Lanka, co-branded as SupremeSat-I."
