Two More Satellites For Alcatel Space's Backlog

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File image of an Alcatel Spacebus 3000 series at the factory

Paris (SPX) (SPX) Jul 06, 2004
In June, Alcatel Space signed two new geostationary satellite contracts with China Satellite Communication Corporation (ChinaSat) and with the American operator PanAmSat.

Alcatel Space will design and produce the Chinasat 9 satellite, based on the Spacebus 4000 C1 platform. It will be fitted with 22 active Ku-band transponders for broadcast satellite services (BSS).

Chinasat 9 will weigh about 4,500 kilograms at liftoff and offer life power of about 11 kW. Positioned at 92.2 degrees East (or 134 degrees East), it will offer a design life of more than 15 years.

This satellite will be launched by a Chinese Long March rocket. Chinasat 9, a direct broadcasting satellite will enable ChinaSat to be the first state-owned Chinese company to provide satellite broadcast services in China.

Alcatel Space will also build PanAmSat's Galaxy 17 satellite. It will be the first European-built satellite in PanAmSat's fleet.

Based on Alcatel's Spacebus 3000 B3 platform, Galaxy 17 will be fitted with 24 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders to provide television and telephone transmission services for North America.

It will weigh about 4,100 kg at launch, and offer beginning-of-life power of approximately 9.5 kW, plus a design life of 15 years.

Galaxy 17 is the 50th satellite in the range of geostationary communications satellites using the Alcatel Space Spacebus platform.

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