Nigcomsat-1 Program
On December 15, 2004, Nigeria's National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) and CGWIC signed the NigcomSat-1 communications satellite in-orbit delivery contract in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria.
On May 14, 2007, NigComSat-1 was successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) aboard an enhanced LM-3B (LM-3B/E) launch vehicle. On July 6, 2007, CGWIC delivered the NigComSat-1 satellite in orbit to Nigerian CommunicationS Satellite Ltd. (NigComSat Ltd.), along with a tracking station in Kashi of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and one fully operational ground station in Abuja, Nigeria. A 15-year operational support service and a comprehensive training program have also been provided as part of the contract. NigComSat-1 was China's first commercial in-orbit delivery telecommunications satellite.
On November 11, 2008, NigComSat-1 failed in orbit after running out of power due to solar array anomaly.
On March 24, 2009, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, NigComSat Ltd. and CGWIC sighed the NigcomSat-1R satellite in-orbit delivery contract. NigComSat-1R is also a DFH-4 satellite, and is expected to be delivered in 2011 as a replacement for the failed NigComSat-1.
The NigcomSat-1 is equipped with 28 transponders on board in four (4) frequency bands ( 8 Ka-band, 14 Ku-band, 4C-band and 2 L-band) . In order to satisfy the complicated coverage area requirements, the satellite is fitted with a total of seven shaped communication antennae. With a lift-off mass of 5,086kg, the NigcomSat-1 satellite will be positioned at 42 degrees east longitude over the equator, with an end-of-life power of over 8KW, and a design orbit life span of 15 years.
VeneSat-1 Program
On November 1, 2005, the Venezuelan Ministry of Science and Technology and China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) signed a contract for the in-orbit delivery of Venezuela Communications Satellite (VeneSat-1).
On October 30, 2008, an LM-3B/E launch vehicle successfully launched VeneSat-1 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite, two ground stations respectively located in Bamari and Luepa, Venezuela, and a teleport located in Bamari were successfully handed over to the customer on December 1, 2008.
VeneSat-1 is CGWIC's first satellite in-orbit delivery contract signed with a Latin American customer, and also marks the first space cooperation project between China and Venezuela.
The VeneSat-1 Communications Satellite was designed and manufactured by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). It is a communications satellite based on the DFH-4 satellite platform, and is fitted with 28 transponders, including 14 C-band, 12 Ku-band and 2 Ka-band transponders. To meet the complicated coverage requirements, VeneSat-1 is fitted with four shaped communication antennas covering South America and the Caribbean. The lift-off mass of VeneSat-1 is about 5050kg. Its end-of-life power exceeds 7.75 KW and the satellite has a service life span of 15 years.
PakSat-1R Program
On October 15, 2008, the Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) signed a contract for the PakSat-1R satellite in beijing.
The PakSat-1R contract is the third communications satellite contract signed by China's space industry with international customers. It is also China's first satellite in-orbit delivery contract signed with an Asian customer.
The PakSat-1R satellite will be positioned at 38 degrees east longitude, and will provide telecommunications and broadcast services to Pakistan. The satellite is based on the three-axis-stabilised DFH-4 satellite platform developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), and is fitted with 12 active C-band and 18 active Ku-band transponders. The service life span of the satellite will be 15 years. PakSat-1R satellite was successfully launched on board the LM-3B launch vehicle developed by CALT from XSLC on Aug.12, 2011; and was delivered in orbit to SUPARCO on Nov.1. On Nov.30,Lahore and Karachi ground stations were also successfully delivered.
NigComSat-1R Program
On March 24, 2009, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd. (NigComSat Ltd.) and China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) signed a contract in Beijing for the in-orbit delivery of the NigComSat-1R satellite.
The NigComSat-1R satellite is based on the DFH-4 satellite platform developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). Fitted with a total of 28 transponders ( 8 Ka-band, 14 Ku-band, 4 C-band and 2 L-band), the satellite will be positioned at a longitude of 42.5'E over the equator, and will have a design life span of 15 years.
The satellite will replace the NigComSat-1, which failed in orbit in November 2008 due to solar array anomaly. NigcomSat-1R satellite was successfully launched on board the LM-3B launch vehicle developed by CALT from XSLC on Dec.20, 2011; and was delivered in orbit to NIGCOMSAT LTD. on March 2,2012.
LaoSat-1 Program
On February 25, 2010, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), China Asia-Pacific Mobile Communications Satellite Company Limited (APMT) and Laos National Authority for Science and Technology (NAST) under Prime Minister's Office PDR, jointly signed the Contract for Lao Satellite Broadcasting and Telecommunication System Construction (LAOSAT-1). This is the fifth satellite contract signed by CGWIC on an in-orbit-delivery basis with international customer.
This satellite was manufactured on the basis of the Dongfanghong series of platforms designed and developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). It is launched by an LM-3B launch vehicle provided by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). China Satellite Launch & Tracking Control General (CLTC) undertakes the launch and TT&C operation. The satellite was launched by LM-3B from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre XSLC on Nov.21, 2015, and was delivered in orbit to Laos on March 2, 2012.
Tupak Katari Program
2010, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), and the Bolivian Space Agency (ABE) signed the Contract for Tupak Katari Communications Satellite Program in La Paz, the administrative capital city of Bolivia. Mr. Ivan Zambrana, Executive General Director of ABE, and Mr. Yin Liming, President of CGWIC, executed the contract as the representative of each party.
According to the contract, CGWIC is going to deliver Tupak Katari communications satellite in orbit and the relevant ground application system to Bolivia. The satellite will be developed on the basis of the DFH-4 platform, which is manufactured by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). With 30 transponders on board, the designed in-orbit life of Tupak Katari satellite is 15 years. It will be launched by the LM-3B/E launch vehicle developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC). China Satellite Launch & Tracking Control General (CLTC) is responsible for the ground segment. The satellite is estimated to be delivered in orbit 33 months after the effective date of the contract.
The spacecraft, named after a national hero, Tupac Katari, will be the first communications satellite of Bolivia. It will not only provide communications and broadcasting services to the whole territory of Bolivia and the surrounding areas, but also facilitate the development of civil projects like remote education and telemedicine.
This is the sixth communications satellite in-orbit delivery contract signed by CGWIC with international customer. The project opens a new page of Sino-Bolivia aerospace high technology cooperation, and is attached great importance by both parties. China Development Bank is going to provide commercial loan support for Tupak Katari satellite program.
APSTAR-9 SATELLITE
The Apstar-9 satellite in-orbit delivery contract was signed on November 22, 2013 between China Great Wall Industry Corporation and APT Satellite Company Limited. According to the contract, CGWIC as the Prime Contractor, was tasked to design, manufacture, assemble, test, launch and deliver the APSTAR-9 satellite in orbit and other ground deliverable items necessary for the satellite operation, with the support of its subcontractors, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), and China Satellite Launch and Tracking Control General (CLTC).
Apstar-9 satellite was launched on October 17, 2015 by the Long March 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at Sichuan province of China. On January 20, 2016, CGWIC and APT jointly conducted the ceremony to celebrate the successful in-orbit delivery to the customer the Apstar-9 satellite.
This is the first time for APT to procure the Chinese-made Apstar-9 communication satellite which is based on DFH-4 satellite platform. This is also the first time for China Space industry to deliver the communications satellite to an established international satellite operator, which marks that the Chinese DFH-4 communication satellite has entered the international leading operator market successfully. Apstar-9 is the 6th DFH-4 communication satellite delivered in orbit to the international customers by CGWIC. Up to now, the maturity and reliability of the DFH-4 communications satellite has been comprehensively verified and gradually acknowledged by the international customers.
The BELINTERSAT-1
The BELINTERSAT-1 in-orbit delivery contract was signed in 2011. According to the contract, CGWIC as the Prime Contractor, was tasked to design, manufacture, assemble, test, launch and deliver the satellite in orbit and other ground deliverable items necessary for the satellite operation, with the support of its subcontractors, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), and China Satellite Launch and Tracking Control General (CLTC).
The satellite was launched by Long March 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province on Jan.16, 2016 and was delivered in orbit to Belarus on May 12, 2016.
The satellite was developed by the China Academy of Space Technology based on the DFH-4 satellite platform. Carrying 38 transponders, the satellite has a designed life span of 15 years.
The BELINTERSAT-1, the first communications satellite to be operated by Belarus, will contribute to improving radio, television and telecommunications, as well as Internet service, in the Eastern European nation and its neighboring regions, said China Great Wall Industry Corp, major contractor of the project. This satellite was the first Chinese satellite made for a European country.
Alcomsat-1 program
Alcomsat-1 program is conducted in accordance with the Alcomsat-1 satellite program contract in December 2013, which is signed by China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) and Algeria Space Agency (ASAL). According to the contract, CGWIC, as the Prime Contractor, is tasked to design, manufacture, assemble, test, launch and deliver ASAL the Alcomsat-1 Communications satellite in orbit and other ground deliverable items necessary for the satellite operation and application, with the support of its subcontractors which are China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), China Academy of Space Technology (CAST),, and China Satellite Launch and Tracking Control General (CLTC).
on December 11, 2017, the Alcomsat-1 Communications satellite was successfully launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) aboard a Long March-3B launch vehicle.
The satellite is based on the DFH-4 platform with 33 operational transponders and a design life of 15 years. It will be mainly used in the fields of broadcast, emergency communications, remote education, e-government, enterprise communications, satellite broadband, and satellite based augmentation system application, etc.
APSTAR-6C Program
APSTAR-6C Program is implemented in accordance to the contract for APSTAR-6C satellite program between CGWIC and APT Satellite Company Limited (APT Satellite) signed on October 17th, 2015.
APSTAR-6C satellite was launched on May 4th, 2018 by the LM-3B launch vehicle from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, and completed its in-orbit delivery to the customer on August 7, 2018.
The satellite is based on the DFH-4 platform and with a designed life of 15 years. The satellite, equipped with total 45 operational transponders in C-band, Ku-band and Ka-band. It will provide regional communication and satellite broadcasting service covering Asia-Pacific regions of VSAT, video distribution, DTH and cellular backhaul applications.