Orbital Completes On-Orbit Delivery Of N-STAR c To NTT DoCoMo

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N-STAR c - artwork by Orbital

Dulles - Sep 17, 2002
Orbital Sciences Corporation has completed the final on-orbit delivery of the N-STAR c satellite has been made to NTT DoCoMo after the spacecraft successfully completed a comprehensive series of tests and performance check- out procedures.

Built by a Lockheed Martin/Orbital team, N-STAR c is the first spacecraft based on Orbital's state-of-the-art STAR-2 small geosynchronous (GEO) communications satellite platform.

Since its launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket on July 5, 2002, a team of Lockheed Martin and Orbital engineers conducted a thorough evaluation of the operating systems of the satellite platform, the onboard communications payload and the ground system. In late August, operational control of the satellite system was transferred to NTT DoCoMo.

"We are delighted with the performance of the first spacecraft based on our STAR-2 platform," said Dr. Ali Atia, head of Orbital's GEO communications satellite business unit.

"The performance check-out of the STAR-2 satellite platform went very smoothly, reflecting the confidence we have in our industry-leading small GEO satellite products."

For the N-STAR c program, Lockheed Martin served as prime contractor, providing the entire payload, which was integrated onto Orbital's STAR-2 small GEO platform. The satellite was assembled and integrated at Lockheed Martin facilities in Newtown, PA.

NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Japan's premier mobile communications company, provides wireless voice and data communications to tens of millions of subscribers. NTT DoCoMo is the creator of W-CDMA air interface technology, the new de facto global industry standard, as well as the groundbreaking mobile i-mode service.

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Steady Growth For New Satellite As Data Demand Increases

Bethesda - Sep 12, 2002
Futron Corporation has released its latest ten-year forecast of the demand for satellite services. The forecast shows that the business, while somewhat volatile, has a solid base and strong growth potential still ahead. Satellites will continue to be required to meet key telecommunications service needs. However, these needs are not spread uniformly in either time or geography, and each individual market demonstrates distinct patterns of demand.

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