Ariane 5 To Loft French Military Comsat in 2005

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The Spacebus 3000

Evry - Dec 18, 2003
Alcatel Space has chosen Arianespace to orbit France's new Syracuse IIIB military communications satellite for the French defense procurement agency DGA. Alcatel Space and Arianespace announced today that they have signed the launch contract for the Syracuse IIIB satellite.

Syracuse III will be launched by an Ariane 5 at the end of 2005 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Arianespace's launch services cover the full spectrum of mission needs for European armed forces, including both telecommunications and observation. Syracuse IIIB is a third-generation military communications satellite serving the operational needs of the French MoD.

Ariane launchers have long contributed to the deployment of military communications networks, including the launch of the Syracuse 1 and 2 payloads on seven Telecom 1 and 2 satellites, which also carried civil communications payloads. Syracuse IIIB is the 22nd military satellite to be booked for launch on Ariane.

Built by Alcatel Space on a Spacebus 3100 platform, Syracuse IIIB will give armed forces significantly higher performance in terms of data throughput, operational flexibility and resistance to countermeasures and attacks. It will weigh about 3,750 kg at launch.

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ILS Launch of UFO F11 Delayed

Cape Canaveral - Dec. 15, 2003
Tonight's launch attempt of an Atlas III rocket with the Navy's UFO F11 satellite was scrubbed because a temperature measurement was below limit on a piece of ground support equipment.

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