Kacific Broadband Satellites’ first communications satellite, Kacific1, entered commercial service and is ready to support customers across Asia Pacific. Designed and manufactured by Boeing, Kacific1 is a high-throughput, ka-band satellite which successfully launched on 16 December 2019 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The payload and bus platform were thoroughly tested and all 56 spot beams are now operating with full functionality from the 150E orbital position.
Kacific engineers are upskilling local engineers in the installation and maintenance of the satellite ground technology. The rapid rollout will continue in coming months connecting both new end users and those being transferred from the provisional Ku-band network to Kacific1’s Ka-band services. Kacific’s broadband services are available in Asia Pacific countries through local telecommunications and internet service providers.
Countries in Pacific covered by Kacific1 include American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Micronesia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. In Asia, the satellite covers Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Timor-Leste and Southern Thailand.
Source: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/kacific1-broadband-services-start-across-asia-pacific--1329600