PanAmSat Selects Sea Launch For Galaxy 16 Mission

LAUNCH PAD

Built by Space Systems/Loral, the 1300-series hybrid satellite will carry 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, covering the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada.

Long Beach CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2004
Sea Launch has been selected to launch PanAmSat's Galaxy 16 communication satellite from its equatorial launch site on the Equator. The agreement provides for Sea Launch to lift the 4700-kg spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit in 2006.

Built by Space Systems/Loral, the 1300-series hybrid satellite will carry 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, covering the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada.

It will be the fourth spacecraft Sea Launch will orbit for PanAmSat Corporation, based in Wilton, Conn. While it is designed for a 15-year lifespan, Sea Launch's direct insertion into equatorial orbit is expected to yield additional years of fuel life.

"We look forward to launching another satellite for PanAmSat," said Jim Maser, president and general manager of Sea Launch.

"This new agreement strengthens an already solid relationship between PanAmSat and Sea Launch. We are proud to be part of their extremely professional and world-class team."

Sea Launch has successfully launched three satellites for PanAmSat, most recently, the Galaxy 13/Horizons-1 spacecraft in September 2003. Previous launches also include Galaxy 3C in 2002 and PAS-9 in 2000.

"We are very happy to again have the pleasure of working with Sea Launch, who has proven to be a reliable and trustworthy partner since the launch of PAS-9 over four years ago," said Jim Frownfelter, chief operating officer of PanAmSat.

"Our confidence in their overall reliability coupled with the superior performance of their vehicle makes Sea Launch an obvious choice as one of PanAmSat's primary launch vehicle partners."

LAUNCH PAD

Brazil In Space Pushing To Be A Player

Brasilia, Brazil (UPI) Sep 21, 2004
Part 2 of 5. For years, Brazilians have aspired to possess one of the world's international commercial spaceports. They have sought to do so by using their Alcantara launch center - located near the equator on the Atlantic coast in the state of Maranhao - not only to launch their own VLS rocket, but also the rockets and commercial payloads of other nations, writes Frank Braun.

Thanks for being here; We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain. With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords. Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year. If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor $5 Billed Once credit card or paypal		SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter $5 Billed Monthly paypal only

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2016 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.