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Ariane Launches PanAmSat 7
New York � September 16, 1998 - ArianeSpace has successfully launched PanAmSat 7 from Kourou, French Guiana 2:31 a.m. EDT. The second of three high-powered broadcast and telecommunications satellites built by Space Systems/Loral for PanAmSat Corporation. The PAS-7 satellite extends SS/L's role as a premier supplier of advanced high-powered direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast satellites optimized for digital video traffic. The satellite has 10 kilowatts of total on-board power, making it one of the most powerful communications satellites ever launched. The satellite, which will occupy a geosynchronous orbital location at 68.5 degrees E.L., contains 14 C-band and 30 Ku-band transponders. The total on-board satellite transmitter power is greater than 3700 RF watts. PAS-8, the third high-powered satellite being built by SS/L, is scheduled to be launched in fourth quarter of 1998. The design of all the SS/L-built PanAmSat satellites is based on SS/L's flight-proven three-axis, body-stabilized FS-1300 bus, tailored to accommodate the required communication payload. The modular design and construction of the FS-1300 platform supports reliable long-life operation with an integral bipropellant propulsion system to place the satellite on station and provide station-keeping capability. A three-axis momentum-bias system accurately maintains attitude stability on orbit throughout the satellite's life. Deployable solar arrays supplemented with high-energy nickel-hydrogen batteries provide uninterrupted electrical power to the spacecraft.
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Satellite Launch To Boost DTH In India
Calcutta, India (SPX) Dec 28, 2005The successful launch Thursday of India's heaviest satellite from spaceport of Kourou in French Guyana may have boosted the country's space research efforts to yet another level, but it has also lifted the spirits of at least three Direct-To-Home televisions broadcasters, one of which has been waiting for years to launch its services in India. |
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