oral ▁( SS / L ) ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁SS / L ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁space craft ▁design . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁by ▁SS / L ▁as ▁the ▁China S at ▁ 8 ▁satellite ▁and ▁scheduled ▁for ▁launch ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁on ▁a ▁Long ▁March ▁ 3 B ▁ro cket . ▁However , ▁the ▁U . S ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁blocked ▁its ▁export ▁to ▁China ▁under ▁IT AR ▁reg ulations . ▁The ▁satellite ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁storage ▁and ▁sold ▁to ▁Pro to Star ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁SS / L ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁satellite ▁would ▁be ▁modified ▁to ▁meet ▁Pro to Star ' s ▁requirements . ▁The ▁fue led ▁satellite ▁we ighed ▁ ▁and ▁will ▁operate ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Ku ▁band ▁and ▁the ▁C ▁band . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁A rian es pace ▁announced ▁that ▁Pro to Star ▁had ▁contract ed ▁with ▁A rian es pace ▁for ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁Pro to Star ▁I . ▁It ▁was ▁launched ▁ab o ard ▁an ▁Ari ane ▁ 5 ▁E CA ▁ro cket ▁on ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Post - launch ▁man eu ver ing ▁of ▁the ▁satellite ▁was ▁performed ▁successfully ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ., ▁and ▁Pro to Star ▁I ▁was ▁placed ▁into ▁its ▁ge ost ation ary ▁orb ital ▁location ▁of ▁ 9 8