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PanAmSat Corporation and Japan's JSAT Corporation have selected Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) to build a new spacecraft in support of the two companies' recent joint venture, Horizons, as well as PanAmSat's domestic U.S. cable program distribution offerings. From its orbital slot at 127 degrees west longitude, between the Hawaiian Islands and the U.S. West Coast, the new Boeing 601HP satellite will have coverage over North America, Central America, Alaska and Hawaii. The spacecraft will carry a total of 48 active transponders, 24 in Ku-band and 24 in C-band. The contract calls for launch in late 2002 aboard a Sea Launch booster. Financial terms were not disclosed. The spacecraft's Ku-band payload, which will be known as Horizons-1, is being constructed for the Horizons partnership and will be jointly owned by PanAmSat and JSAT. It will be used to offer a variety of digital video, Internet and data services. Using a Hawaii-based relay station, the satellite's Ku-band payload also will be able to deliver content and services between the United States and Asia. The C-band portion of the new spacecraft will be known as Galaxy XIII and will be operated separately as part of PanAmSat's Galaxy cable neighborhood, which serves the domestic U.S. cable industry. Galaxy XIII will be used to replace capacity on Galaxy IX, which is a Boeing 376 model that will move to a new orbital position and continue to provide services. "Boeing is proud to provide PanAmSat and JSAT with a satellite that will support this unique multinational joint venture," said Randy Brinkley, president of BSS. "We are equally proud of our service to PanAmSat in a longstanding relationship that has a solid future. In addition to this latest order, we are also building Galaxy IIIC for PanAmSat, scheduled to launch in 2002. "We value the trust PanAmSat places in us as a supplier of leading-edge technology that enables our customer to expand its business across the globe." Horizons-1's 24 Ku-band transponders will each be powered by 108-watt linear traveling wave tube amplifiers (LTWTAs). Galaxy XIII's 24 C-band transponders will each be powered by 40-watt LTWTAs. The spacecraft's solar wings will feature dual-junction gallium arsenide solar cells manufactured by Spectrolab, Inc., a Boeing subsidiary. These cells will deliver 9.9 kW of power at the beginning of the satellite's 15-year design life. The Boeing 601 satellite is the world's best-selling large satellite model. This latest procurement is the 83rd Boeing 601 spacecraft ordered since the model was introduced in 1987. JSAT is a leading satellite operator in the Asia-Pacific region and is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company owns and operates eight satellites in seven orbital slots. Related Links JSAT PanAmSat Boeing Satellite Systems SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
Loral Wins Japanese Multimedia Mobile Satellite Contract
Tokyo - August 20, 2001Space Systems/Loral, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (NYSE: LOR), has received an authorization to proceed (ATP) from Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) of Japan to design and build MBSAT, a satellite that will deliver digital multimedia information services such as CD-quality audio, MPEG-4 video and data to mobile users throughout Japan. On-orbit delivery of the spacecraft is scheduled for fourth quarter 2003 with service expected to begin in early 2004. |
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