Sino Satellite Communications
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | May 1994[1] |
| Headquarters | Beijing ,China |
Area served | mainland China |
| Products | Satellite communication |
| Owner | Chinese Government (viaChina Satcom) |
| Parent | China Satcom |
| Website | sinosatcom |
| Sino Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | Hâm nặc vệ tinh thông tín công ty hữu hạn | ||
| |||
| SinoSat | |||
| Simplified Chinese | Hâm nặc vệ tinh | ||
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Sino Satellite Communications Co., Ltd.known also asSinoSatis a Chinese company.
It provided satellite communications through a pair ofcommunications satellitesingeostationary orbit.Their two satellites were, SinoSat 1 and SinoSat 3. A third satellite, SinoSat 2, failed shortly after launch.
History
[edit]Sino Satellite Communications was formed in 1994. It was a subsidiary ofChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation(CASC). In 2007, a new joint venture (Chinese:Trung Quốc phát sóng trực tiếp vệ tinh công ty hữu hạn;lit.'China Direct Broadcast Satellite Co.', 'Ltd.') was formed with another state-owned companyChina Satellite Communications,which SinoSat 1 and other assets was injected to the joint venture asshare capital.[2][3]However, in 2009 China Satellite Communications was assigned as a subsidiary of CASC by theState-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council(excluding some assets that were assigned toChina Telecommunications Corporation).[4]Since then, Sino Satellite Communications became a subsidiary of China Satellite Communications, with all the satellites were under the brandChinaSatinstead.
In 2016 Sino Satellite Communications sold a 15% stake of a company (Chinese:Bắc Kinh vũ tin điện tử) toShenglu Telecommunication.[5][6]
Satellites
[edit]SinoSat 1
[edit]Sinosat-1 was built byAérospatialeusing aSpacebus 3000satellite bus.It was launched by aLong March 3Bcarrier rocketfrom theXichang Satellite Launch Centreat 09:20 GMT on 18 July 1998. It was placed into a geostationary orbit, and is currently operating in a slot at 110.5° East of theGreenwich Meridian.It was redesignated Chinasat 5B.
SinoSat 1C
[edit]SinoSat 1C was the brand name ofApstar 2R/Telstar 10 in China.[7]
SinoSat 1D
[edit]SinoSat 1C was the brand name ofTelstar 18in China.[7]
SinoSat 2
[edit]Sinosat-2 was based on theDFH-4bus. It was launched at 16:20 GMT on 28 October 2006, also using a Long March 3B. After launch, itssolar panelsand communications antenna failed to deploy, making the satellite unusable.[8]
SinoSat 3
[edit]Sinosat-3 is aDFH-3satellite, which was launched at 16:08 GMT on 31 May 2007. ALong March 3Arocket was used to place it intogeosynchronous transfer orbit,making the 100th flight of aLong Marchrocket. It operates in geostationary orbit at 125° East. It was redesignated ChinaSat 5C.
SinoSat 5
[edit]Launched in 2011. Renamed toChinaSat 10[9]
SinoSat 6
[edit]Launched in 2010 by aLong March 3Brocket. Renamed toChinaSat 6A.[10]
Shareholders
[edit]According to the company website, Sino Satellite Communications was owned by several state-owned companies, namelyChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation(CASC),CITIC Groupand China Financial Computerization Corporation (Chinese:Trung Quốc tài chính điện tử hóa công ty).[1]However, As of 31 December 2007[update],CASC owned 99.26% stake directly and indirectly.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"About us".Sino Satellite Communications. Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2007.Retrieved25 July2017.
- ^ab"2007 Annual Report"(PDF).CASC(in Chinese). chinabond.cn. 2008.Retrieved25 July2017.
- ^"First Chinese Satellite Conglomerate Beams into Operation".Space Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 2 January 2008.Retrieved11 July2010.
- ^"2009 Annual Report"(PDF).CSAC(in Chinese). chinabond.cn. 2010.Retrieved25 July2017.
- ^"2016 Annual Report"(PDF).Shenglu Telecommunication(in Chinese). Shenzhen Stock Exchange. 28 April 2017.Retrieved25 July2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Bắc Kinh vũ tin điện tử công ty hữu hạn 30% cổ quyền ( đánh số G316BJ1007416 )"(in Chinese). zhonghua-pe. 20 September 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 6 May 2017.Retrieved25 July2017.
- ^ab"Hợp tác tài nguyên"(in Chinese). Sino Satellite Communications. Archived fromthe originalon 7 September 2008.Retrieved25 July2017.
- ^Krebs, Gunter."Sinosat-2".Gunter's Space Page.Retrieved25 March2009.
- ^"Trung tinh 10 hào"(in Chinese). China Satellite Communications. 2 December 2014.Retrieved25 July2017.
- ^"Trung tinh 6A"(in Chinese). China Satellite Communications. 2 December 2014.Retrieved25 July2017.