EADS Astrium Delivers Telesat's Anik F1R Satellite In-Orbit

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Illustration of Telesat's Anik F1R satellite.

Toulouse, France (SPX) Oct 05, 2005
Telesat's Anik F1R satellite has successfully completed in-orbit tests and has been placed at the 107.3嚙磕 orbital slot, from where commercial service has commenced.

The satellite was formally handed over to Telesat by satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium on October 1, 2005. Anik F1R will offer fixed satellite communications services in North America through a total of 56 transponders in C and Ku-bands, and includes a navigation payload.

The EADS Astrium team in Toulouse took control and began operating the Anik F1R satellite following its launch on 9 September 2005 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The satellite arrived in geostationary orbit on 14 September and, after full deployment of its antenna reflectors and 36m wingspan solar array, began in-orbit platform tests, swiftly followed by thorough payload tests at the 118.7嚙磕 location in geostationary orbit. All spacecraft functions are performing fully as expected.

The satellite was then moved to the 107.3嚙磕 orbital location. Upon arrival at this operational station, Telesat officially took possession of its new satellite and commenced transferring North American traffic to it.

Anik F1R, the fifth Eurostar E3000 to be launched, is the first of two Anik spacecraft ordered by Telesat from EADS Astrium. The second, Anik F3, is currently under construction and scheduled for launch in 2006.

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JSAT Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Third A2100 Satellite

Newtown PA (SPX) Oct 04, 2005
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by JSAT Corporation (JSAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite, designated JCSAT-11.

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