Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
AsiaStar is an American communications satellite which is operated by 1worldspace. It was constructed by Alcatel Space and Matra Marconi Space based on the Eurostar E2000+ bus design. Launch occurred on 21 March 2000 at 23:28 GMT. The launch was contracted by Arianespace and used an Ariane 5G carrier rocket flying from ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre.