The company is pleased to announce that the In-Orbit Test of APSTAR-9 Satellite has been successfully conducted and is located at geostationary orbital slot of 142°E. Equipped with 32 C-band transponders and 14 Ku-band transponders on board of a DFH-4 Series Satellite Platform covering Asia Pacific region, APSTAR-9 is ready for commercial operation and expected to have an operational life over 15 years. The In-Orbit Delivery and commercial operation have already taken place at 00:00 on 16 December 2015.