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Astrium-Built BADR-4 Satellite Ready For Launch
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Nov 02, 2006 Launch preparation is well underway in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, for the launch of BADR-4, a Eurostar E2000+ satellite built by Astrium for the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT). The Proton Breeze M vehicle of International Launch Services (ILS) is scheduled for lift off on 8 November at 20:01 GMT (2:01 a.m. on 9 November Baikonur time). The BADR-4 satellite, built by Astrium Satellites for ARABSAT, the communications satellite operator based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will carry direct-to-home television services, together with voice and data services, across the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Europe. BADR-4 was shipped from Toulouse to Baikonur on 9 October 2006 in readiness for its launch scheduled in the night 8 to 9 November 2006. The fully fuelled spacecraft is now mated with the Breeze M upper stage and the Proton Breeze M vehicle, provided by International Launch Services (ILS), and is currently in the final stage of preparation. Astrium Satellites is prime contractor for the satellite and responsible for launch and early operations as part of an in-orbit delivery contract. Astrium Satellites has also developed the Satellite Control Centers in Dirab (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and in Tunis (Tunisia). The communications payload for the BADR-4 satellite was supplied by Alcatel Alenia Space. The BADR-4 satellite is a Eurostar E2000+ model equipped with a payload featuring 32 transponders in Ku-band. With a launch mass of 3,280 kg, it will be the 31st Eurostar to orbit. Once in service, the Astrium-built BADR-4 will offer a wide range of satellite communications services with the highest power level and the widest coverage over the Arab countries. Co-located with the rest of the BADR constellation of satellites at Arabsat's 26 East longitude video neighbourhood, BADR-4 will provide wider choices and new possibilities to an audience of 130 million viewers enjoying more than 240 TV channels and 90 radio stations, as well as serving all of the 324 millions inhabitants covered from Morocco and Algeria to the Arabian Gulf. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Space at EADS The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Loral Requests That MHR Consider Revising Equity Financing
New York NY (SPX) Oct 30, 2006Loral Space and Communications Inc. announced today that, in response to certain shareholders' recent expressions of interest in participating in its financing plans, it has requested that MHR Fund Management LLC consider proposing an alternative to the recently announced $300 million equity financing transaction that would include the participation of all interested shareholders. |
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