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ABS-3 consisted of 30 C-band transponders at 27 watts and 24 Ku-band transponders at 110 watts, combining to 12 high-power 220-watt transponders. The total DC power at End of Life (EOL) was expected to be 8200 watts. The combination provides a power-to-mass ratio of 5:1, making ABS-3 one of the most efficient satellites in the industry. [5]
The first Agila satellite successfully launched from the United States on December 29, 2024 after suffering a launch abort on December 21. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] It is projected to be operational by February 14, 2025 once it establishes its position over the Philippines.
The first Philippine satellites were operated by private companies. The first Filipino-owned satellite is Agila-1, a satellite acquired in 1996 by Mabuhay Satellite Corporation from PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara, an Indonesian company. The first Philippine satellite launched to space was Agila-2 which was placed to orbit in 1997.
The K u band (/ ˌ k eɪ ˈ j uː /) is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies from 12 to 18 gigahertz (GHz). The symbol is short for "K-under" (originally German: Kurz-unten), because it is the lower part of the original NATO K band, which was split into three bands (K u, K, and K a) because of the presence of the atmospheric water vapor resonance ...
Launched on 4 September 1997, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, AMC-3 is a hybrid C-band / Ku-band satellite. It provides coverage to Canada , United States , Mexico , Caribbean . Located in a geostationary orbit parallel to the Yucatán Peninsula and Great Lakes , AMC-3 provides service to commercial and government customers, with programming ...
Ku-band: Malaysia, Indonesia and South Asia 11 December 2006, Proton: 2013-10-08 MEASAT-3a: Orbital STAR-2.3 Malaysia MEASAT Satellite Systems: Broadcast and Telecommunications C-band: Asia, Australia, Middle East and Eastern Africa Ku-band: Malaysia, Indonesia June 2009, Land Launch Zenit - 3SLB: 2013-10-08 92.2° ChinaSat 9: Alcatel SB4000 ...
In 2011, UNTV left Agila 2 and transferred its free-to-air broadcast feed to MEASAT-3a satellite which covers Asia and selected parts of Australia, Middle East, Europe and Africa. UNTV is also being carried by Sky Cable and more than 200 local cable operators and Cignal , the largest direct-to-home satellite provider in the Philippines.
Owned by Philippine Multi-Media System, Inc., Dream Satellite was the first all-digital DTH television provider in the Philippines using the Mabuhay Agila 2 satellite in the Ku band. [4] On March 24, 2010, Daniel Razon in his morning show Good Morning Kuya , led the TOP Channel's live switch-on ceremony held at the Dream Broadcast Center ...