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Loral Begins Construction Of Skynet's Telstar 11N Satellite
Bedminster NJ (SPX) Feb 2, 2006 Loral Skynet has begun construction of a replacement for its aging Telstar 11 telecom satellite. The new satellite will be called Telstar 11N, for "new." The original Telstar 11 was launched in 1995 and provides Ku-Band coverage across most of North America - except for the West Coast - and Europe. The replacement will provide service for Africa and parts of the Atlantic Ocean region, as well as North America and Europe, the company said in a statement. "With Telstar 11N, Loral Skynet is expanding its fleet to take advantage of opportunities in four key growth areas, in addition to providing connectivity to the North American FSS market," said Patrick Brant, Loral Skynet's president. "Consistent with this growth strategy, Telstar 11N presents Skynet with a unique opportunity to capitalize on the needs of commercial and governmental customers to move video and data around the key American, European and African regions." When it begins service in the spring of 2008, Telstar 11N will provide service from 39 high-power Ku-band transponders spread across four different geographic beams in each of its coverage regions. At 37.5 degrees West longitude, Telstar 11N will complement the coverage of Skynet's Telstar 12 satellite at 15 degrees West longitude, which provides Ku-band trans-Atlantic coverage to commercial and governmental users. "In addition to adding service in North America, Telstar 11N is a key, strategic piece of Loral Skynet's FSS expansion plans in the high-growth data and IP service markets of Europe and Africa," Brant said. "The design and power of Telstar 11N will enable Skynet to provide service from the Americas to Europe, where it can inter-connect with our Asian satellites and offer customers around the world connectivity." Telstar 11N is based on SS/L's 1300 geostationary satellite platform. At present, there are 52 SS/L 1300 satellites in orbit. Loral Skynet's fleet includes Telstar 10 and Telstar 18 over Asia; the trans-Atlantic Telstar 12, which covers North and South America, Europe the Middle East and South Africa; and Telstar 14/Estrela do Sul, which covers North and South America and Brazil. Related Links Loral
Vietnam To Invite Formal Bids For Satellite Project
Hanoi (AFP) Feb 02, 2006Vietnam will formally invite bidders this month for its long-delayed project to acquire a satellite and put one in orbit in 2008, state media said Thursday. |
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