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Spaceport Welcomes ASTRA 1L For Ariane 5 Launch In Early May
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Apr 02, 2007 The first of two satellite payloads for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission is undergoing pre-launch preparations after arriving at the Spaceport in French Guiana late last week. SES ASTRA's ASTRA 1L spacecraft was flown into Cayenne's Rochambeau International Airport aboard an Antonov An-124 heavy-lift airliner, and was transferred to the Spaceport's S5 satellite preparation facility. ASTRA 1L is an A2100 AXS relay platform built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems. After its launch by Ariane 5, the spacecraft will join ASTRA satellites currently co-positioned at 19.2 East to operate as a replacement satellite for existing capacity and to strengthen ASTRA's unique redundancy and customer security scheme. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Arianespace SES ASTRA The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Orbital Awarded Contract For A Third Communications Satellite By Optus Of Australia
Dulles VA (SPX) Mar 30, 2007Orbital Sciences Corporation has announced that one of its current satellite customers, Australia's Optus Networks, has placed a firm order for its third STAR communications satellite as an addition to its in-orbit fleet. The Optus D3 satellite will provide Ku-Band direct television broadcasting services to Australia and New Zealand. The new satellite, like Optus D1 and Optus D2, will be based on Orbital's STAR platform and will carry a total of 32 transponders and is scheduled for delivery in 2009. |
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