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Mitsubishi Picks Arianespace To Launch SUPERBIRD-7
Evry, France (SPX) Apr 11, 2006 Arianespace said Monday it has been chosen by electronics giant Mitsubishi to launch the SUPERBIRD-7 telecom satellite for Japanese operator Space Communications Corporation. SUPERBIRD-7 is the first commercial telecom satellite to be built in Japan, as Mitsubishi attempts to challenge U.S. and European primacy in the market. It is being built at the company's Kamakura Works, using a DS2000 platform. The work is proceeding under a turnkey contract with SCC. The launch contract represents the 270th awarded to Arianespace since the company was founded in March 1980, the 23rd from a Japanese client � out of 32 contracts available - and the seventh for SCC. The satellite will be launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket during the first quarter of 2008 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Weighing about 5,000 kilograms (11,000 pounds) at launch, the spacecraft will occupy a geostationary orbit at 144 degrees East longitude. SUPERBIRD-7 will be fitted with 28 Ku-band transponders to provide communications services including video and audio broadcast to home, CATV and mobile terminals for the Asia-Pacific region, using both fixed and steerable spot beams. "For us, being chosen by Mitsubishi Electric to orbit this satellite for a leading Japanese telecom operator is an unerring mark of trust, and clear recognition of the quality and excellence of our Ariane launch service," said Jean-Yves Le Gall, Arianespace's chief executive officer. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Arianespace Space Communications Corporation SUPERBIRD Launch Pad at Space-Travel.com
Delta II Pre-Launch Test Successful
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Apr 5, 2006Engineers completed a flight simulation of the Delta II rocket Tuesday at Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 2, while technicians prepared the rocket's payload - the CALIPSO and CloudSat spacecraft. The launch is scheduled for 6:02 a.m. Pacific Time on April 21. |
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