SatcoDX - TELE-satellite International Magazine
SatcoDX - TELE-satellite International Magazine
SatcoDX - TELE-satellite International Magazine
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SATELLITE INFORMATION<br />
HOTBIRD 9<br />
With a Ariane 5 launcher, this new HOTBIRD will<br />
be co-located at 13°EAST, designed to cover all<br />
102 Ku-band transponders at the HOTBIRD position,<br />
it will be able to substitute any transponder<br />
on any other HOTBIRD <strong>satellite</strong>s. Manufactured<br />
by Astrium with a Eurostar 3000 spacecraft type,<br />
the <strong>satellite</strong> has a minimum of service life of 15<br />
years.<br />
TELSTAR 11N<br />
The new Loral Skynet <strong>satellite</strong> called TELSTAR<br />
11N will provide service from 39 high-power Kuband<br />
transponders beams. The <strong>satellite</strong> will be<br />
positioned at 322.5°E (37.5°W). TELSTAR 11N is<br />
dedicated to complement the coverage of TEL-<br />
STAR 12 <strong>satellite</strong> at 345°E (15°W), which provides<br />
Ku-band trans-Atlantic coverage.<br />
New Satellites<br />
EUTELSAT W2M<br />
104 <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong> & Broadband — 10-11/2008 — www.<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong>.com<br />
EUTELSAT W2M will operate 26 transponders in<br />
Ku-band and up to 32 depending on operational<br />
modes, at EUTELSAT's 16° E position. The <strong>satellite</strong><br />
is planned to be launched with TELSTAR11N<br />
in October 2008 from Kourou with Ariane 5<br />
launcher. The fixed beam will cover Europe,<br />
North Africa and the Middle East, while a steerable<br />
beam can be re-oriented in-orbit according<br />
to market requirements.<br />
ASTRA 1M<br />
The <strong>satellite</strong> will be launched from the Cosmodrome<br />
in Kazakhstan by a Proton M launcher.<br />
EADS Astrium has manufactured this last ASTRA<br />
<strong>satellite</strong> called 1M spacecraft based on its Eurostar<br />
E3000 platform, the latest version of the Eurostar<br />
series, which became first part of the SES fleet<br />
with the ASTRA 2B spacecraft launched in Sep-<br />
tember 2000. ASTRA 1M embeds 36 transponders<br />
for the first five years. The <strong>satellite</strong> is specified for<br />
a minimum service life of 15 years.<br />
INSAT 4G<br />
INSAT4G is proposed as a Ku-band <strong>satellite</strong> carrying<br />
18 transponders similar to INSAT4A. It will also<br />
carry 2 BSS transponders and a GAGAN (GPS Aided<br />
Geo Augmented Navigation). The <strong>satellite</strong> will be<br />
launched by an Ariance vehicle from Kourou.