Especialista no Assunto + - TELE-satellite International Magazine
Especialista no Assunto + - TELE-satellite International Magazine
Especialista no Assunto + - TELE-satellite International Magazine
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SATELLITE INFORMATION<br />
Edited by<br />
Stefan Hagedorn<br />
CHINASAT 9<br />
With a launcher called Long March 3<br />
B, CHINASAT 9 will start in March 2008<br />
for operation at 134° East. The bird will<br />
use 22 Ku-band transponders.<br />
GALAXY 18<br />
This <strong>satellite</strong> will start in March or April 2008<br />
with a Zenit 3 rocket. It will provide 24 Ku- and<br />
24 C-band transponders on 123° Ost (237°<br />
West). It will replace GALAXY 10R, which<br />
was launched in 2000 with a life expectancy<br />
of 15 years. Due to high energy consumption<br />
in August 2004, lifetime of GALAXY<br />
10R has been reduced significantly.<br />
New Satellites<br />
62 <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong> & Broadband — 04-05/2008 — www.<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong>.com<br />
VINASAT 1<br />
This new bird called VINASAT 1 will use<br />
12 Ku- and 8 C-band transponders at 132°<br />
East. Launcher is Ariane 5 and launch<br />
time in April/May 2008. The bird will be<br />
in co-position to JCSAT 5A. This <strong>satellite</strong><br />
has a minimum service life of 15 years.<br />
AMC 14<br />
With a Russian Proton rocket AMC 14<br />
will start in March or April 2008 into the<br />
orbit. It will use 32 Ku-band transponders<br />
on 298.5° East (61.5° West) and will<br />
replace ECHOSTAR 3.<br />
STAR ONE C2<br />
This bird will start in end of March 2008 with an<br />
Ariane 5 rocket into the orbit. The <strong>satellite</strong> will<br />
replace BRASILSAT B4 on 290° East (70° Wset)<br />
and has 16 Ku- and 28 C-Band transponders.<br />
DIREC TV 11<br />
With a launcher named Zenit 3, DIREC<br />
TV 11 will start into the orbit in March<br />
2008. It will provide 32 Ka-band transponders<br />
on 261° East (99° West).