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