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Lockheed Ships New Japan Geo Bird To Kourou
Sunnyvale - August 28, 2000 - The N-SAT-110 telecommunications satellite, designed and built for Space Communications Corporation (SCC) and JSAT Corporation of Tokyo, Japan by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS), was shipped from Sunnyvale, CA and arrived at the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana yesterday where it will be readied for a Fall launch. N-SAT-110 is a commercial satellite telecommunications program awarded to LMCSS in November 1998. Commercial Space Systems will provide the A2100AX satellite, ground station facilities and operational support for the first six months of the satellite's initial operations. The satellite payload is composed of twenty-four Ku-band direct broadcast television transponders and will operate at 110 degrees east longitude covering Japan and the local Asia region. "We have completed all the required final system verification activities and anticipate a successful launch and long-term presence in the Asia region," said Dave Durey, N-SAT-110 program manger, Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems. The spacecraft will be lofted into orbit on an Ariane 4 launch vehicle provided by Arianespace of Evry, France. The launch contract for N-SAT-110 was established by SCC and JSAT directly with Arianespace. Commercial Space Systems will provide only information necessary to ensure the successful launch and delivery of the satellite into its intended orbit.
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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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