JCSAT-3
128 East Longitude

JSAT has contracted with HPT to provide uplink services to JCSAT-3, orbiting at 128 East longitude.

Of all Satellites HPT uplinks to, JCSAT-3 offers the deepest reach into Asia. Countries as far West as Afghanistan and Pakistan can be reached via a single hop from Hawaii using JCSAT-3. Launched in 1995, JSAT-3 was designed to relay voice, data, and television signals via Ku-band to eastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and India; and via C-band to eastern and southern Asia and Hawaii.

JCSAT-3 is a Hughes HS-601 class satellite. It has a C-band payload consisting of 12 active transponders operating at 36 MHz, powered by 34-watt solid-state power amplifiers. JCSAT-3's Ku-band payload has 12 active transponders operating with 36 MHz of bandwidth, and 16 active transponders operating with 27 MHz. JCSAT-3's configurable payload design allows the interconnection of up to 10 C-band uplink channels to Ku-band downlink channels, and 10 Ku-band uplink channels to C-band downlinks.

APSTAR-5/TELSTAR-18
138 East Longitude

HPT will be initially uplinking to the newly launched APSTAR-5/TELSTAR-18 satellite, which is orbiting at 138 East longitude, in conjunction with its participation in the Asia based Public Switched Video Network (PSVN) project.

The brand new APSTAR-5 will be replacing the aging APSTAR-1, and is scheduled to begin providing Ku-band voice, video and data services to China, Hawaii, and East Asia, and C-band services to other parts of the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia and Hawaii, by Fall of 2004.

ASTAR-5 is a high-powered C/Ku-band hybrid satellite that will operate a total of 54 transponders, 38 in the C band at 60 watts, and 16 in the Ku band at 141 watts, will provide excellent coverage of Asia, and offer additional capacity and new state of the art electronics for increased reliability.

AGILA-2
146 East Longitude

Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corporation (Mabuhay) of the Philippines has selected HPT to operate as their primary Asia-Pacific gateway to the Americas and Europe. Mabuhay's AGILA-2 orbits at 146 East longitude.

AGILA-2 is one of the powerful telecommunications satellites in service in the Asia-Pacific region. It delivers broadcast television, telephone, and data services to an area that covers Southeast Asia, from the Philippines to Hawaii, to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, and to Vietnam and China. Each Agila 2 satellite transmits more than 190 channels of high-fidelity digital programming to cable companies and home satellite dishes, along with the capability to handle more than 50,000 simultaneous two-way telephone conversations.

Mabuhay's Agila-2 provides cost effective satellite service to most of Asia. HPT operates several transponders on Agila-2 thereby significantly reducing the time to turnup new circuits. This value added service provided by HPT is difficult to find elsewhere in the satellite industry.

Agila 2 features the largest number of active transpondersders of any satellite in the region. It contains 30 C-band transponders at 27 watts and 24 Ku-band transponders at 110 watts, combinable to 12 high-power 220-watt transponders. Total dc power at End of Life (EOL) will be more than 8200 watts. The combination provides a power-to-mass ratio of 5-to-1, making Mabuhay one of the most efficient satellites in the industry.

JCSAT-1B
150 East Longitude

The Japanese Satellite Consortium (JSAT) has also contracted with HPT to provide uplink services to JCSAT-1B orbiting at 150 East longitude.

JCSAT-1B, a Hughes HS-601 model satellite, was JSAT's sixth satellite in orbit launched in 1997. Its payload consists of 32 active Ku-band transponders. There are 16 transponders operating with 27 MHz bandwidth, each with 60 watts provided by a traveling-wave tube amplifier (TWTA); four operating with 36 MHz bandwidth, using 60-watt TWTA's; and 12 operating with 36 MHz bandwidth, each with 95-watt TWTAs. JSAT, using commands from the ground station, can combine four of the 36-Mhz transponders, resulting in two 76 MHz transponders with 95 watts.

JCSAT-2A
154 East Longitude

JSAT has selected HPT to operate their sole U.S. based uplinks to their JCSAT-2A satellite, orbiting at 154 East longitude.

JCSAT-2A, a Hughes HS-601 class satellite, has been in orbit since mid-2002. JCSAT-2A has additional C-band transponders which provide a broad network for global customers, covering Hawaii, Asia and Oceania. Its Ku-band transponders are employed mainly for communications carriers, corporate and public-sector networks and pulse-code modulation (PCM) audio broadcasts.

JCSAT-2A carries 16 Ku-band transponders, each with 120 watts provided by traveling-wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs), and 16 C-band transponders, each with 34 watts provided by solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs). In addition to standard 36MHz transponders, JCSAT-2A is equipped with 54MHz wide transponders allowing customers to transmit large carriers, MCPC Video and DVB Data.

HORIZONS-1
263 East Longitude

JSAT has selected HPT to as the exclusive uplinking teleport facility for their recently launched HORIZONS-1 satellite. HORIZONS-1 is a new satellite orbiting at 263 E longitude, and is a joint venture with PanAmSat, providing multiservice C-Band and Ku-Band transmissions to all of North American and the northernmost markets of South America.

Horizons-1, a Hughes HS-601 high power spacecraft, provides dedicated and ad-hoc turn-around services between the mainland US and Asia, delivers analog and digital cable TV channels and serves a major pipeline for US based telecommunications networks.

The Horizons-1/Galaxy XIII spacecraft carries a total of 48 active transponders, 24 in Ku-band and 24 in C-band. The spacecraft's Ku-band payload, known as Horizons-1, was constructed for the Horizons partnership and is jointly owned by PanAmSat and JSAT. Using HPTâs as its relay station, the satellite's Ku-band payload delivers content and services between the United States and Asia. The C-band portion of the new spacecraft is known as Galaxy XIII, and is operated separately as part of PanAmSat's Galaxy cable neighborhood, which serves the domestic U.S. cable industry. Galaxy XIII will be used to replace pre-existing capacity on Galaxy IX, which is a Boeing 376 model that has been moved to a new orbital position and will continue to provide services.

IA-5
127 West Longitude

Intelsat has selected HPT to operate a Hawaii based uplink to Intelsat-Americas 5, formerly known as Telstar5, orbiting at 127 W longitude.

Orbiting over the continental US, IA-5 is one of three new-generation communications satellites built by Loral Skynet Services (SS/L). Launched in 1997, IA-5 is he highest capacity satellite in the US communications industry.

The hybrid IA-5 is outfitted with 24 C-band and 28 Ku-band transponders and generates a total of 3200 rf watts of on-board transmitter power. HPT uses IA-5 to operate video turnaround services between the US and Asia via a two-hop satellite link, and for one-way video uplink services from Asia to US News agencies.