Space Systems/Loral signed an agreement with AsiaSat to...

Space Systems/Loral signed an agreement with AsiaSat to build a high-power, multi-mission satellite. The satellite, AsiaSat 9, will be used for TV broadcast, private networks and broadband services across the Asia Pacific, SSL said in a news release (http://bit.ly/Jt6Tpo). It will be located at 122 degrees east where it will replace AsiaSat 4, it said. AsiaSat 9 will be designed to operate in C, Ku and Ka bands, and it’s expected to launch in 2016, SSL said.