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NEWS<br />
E U R O P E<br />
E U R O P E<br />
Satellites Transmissions<br />
Edited by<br />
Branislav Pekic<br />
EUTELSAT AND ABS REACH DEAL<br />
ON ORBITAL POSITION<br />
Eutelsat Communications and Asia Broadcast<br />
Satellite (ABS) have signed a strategic agreement<br />
for commercial cooperation at the 75 degrees<br />
East orbital location. Eutelsat is collocat<strong>in</strong>g its<br />
Eurobird 4 <strong>satellite</strong> at 75 degrees East with the<br />
ABS-1 and ABS-1A <strong>satellite</strong>s operated by ABS.<br />
This will add eight Ku-band transponders for the<br />
Middle East, central Asia and Russia. Renamed<br />
W75/ABS-1B, Eutelsat’s <strong>satellite</strong> will also provide<br />
possible redundancy to customers until the<br />
arrival of ABS-2, which is expected <strong>in</strong> 2012.<br />
SES ORDERS FOUR NEW SATELLITES<br />
SES has ordered four <strong>satellite</strong>s <strong>in</strong> a deal from<br />
Astrium worth €500 million. The new <strong>satellite</strong>s<br />
- Astra 2E, Astra 2F, Astra 2G and Astra 5B - are<br />
<strong>in</strong>tended to improve <strong>satellite</strong> television services <strong>in</strong><br />
Europe and boost development <strong>in</strong> Eastern Europe<br />
and Africa. They will be located at two orbital positions<br />
(28.2 and 31.5 degrees East) and will carry<br />
Ku-and Ka-band payloads. The launch of the new<br />
<strong>satellite</strong>s should take place between 2012 and<br />
2014, and each is expected to last for 15 years.<br />
EUTELSAT W7 LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT<br />
The W7 <strong>satellite</strong> of Eutelsat Communications<br />
has been successfully launched <strong>in</strong>to orbit on 24<br />
November 2009 by a Proton Breeze M rocket<br />
supplied by ILS. The <strong>satellite</strong> will be located at<br />
36 degrees East where it will support expansion<br />
of pay-TV platforms <strong>in</strong> Russia and across Africa.<br />
It will also provide Eutelsat with the possibility<br />
of expand<strong>in</strong>g telecoms and data activity <strong>in</strong> a<br />
vast region embrac<strong>in</strong>g Europe, the Middle East,<br />
Africa and Central Asia. Collocated with W4,<br />
Eutelsat’s new <strong>satellite</strong> will double resources at<br />
the 36 degrees East location from January 2010.<br />
THOR 6 SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED<br />
Telenor Satellite Broadcast<strong>in</strong>g’s new <strong>satellite</strong>,<br />
Thor 6, has been successfully launched <strong>in</strong>to orbit<br />
by the Ariane 5 ECA launcher from the Guiana<br />
Spaceport <strong>in</strong> Kourou. It will replace the Thor III<br />
<strong>satellite</strong> at the 1° West orbital position, which is<br />
set to retire <strong>in</strong> 2010, as well as provide additional<br />
capacity for expansion. Thor 6 is equipped with<br />
36 Ku-band transponders. 16 transponders will<br />
be reserved for the Nordic countries and 20<br />
transponders for Central and Eastern Europe.<br />
MDA RECEIVES CONTRACT FOR<br />
TWO EXPRESS SATELLITES<br />
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA)<br />
has signed a CAD 200 million (CAD) with the Russian<br />
Radio Research and Development Institute<br />
(NIIR) to provide advanced technology solutions<br />
for the Express AM5 and Express AM6 <strong>satellite</strong>s.<br />
Scheduled to launch <strong>in</strong> 2012, the Express <strong>satellite</strong>s<br />
will provide digital TV, radio broadcast<strong>in</strong>g, multimedia<br />
services and mobile communications. MDA will<br />
deliver the solutions by the first quarter of 2012.<br />
N O R T H A M E R I C A<br />
BOEING SHIPS DIRECTV12 TO LAUNCH SITE<br />
The DIRECTV 12 <strong>satellite</strong> has been shipped to the<br />
Baikonur Cosmodrome launch facility <strong>in</strong> Kazakhstan<br />
from where it will be launched <strong>in</strong> December<br />
2009 aboard an <strong>International</strong> Launch Services<br />
Proton/Breeze M rocket. DIRECTV 12 is the 11th<br />
<strong>satellite</strong> Boe<strong>in</strong>g has built for the DTH operator. It<br />
will <strong>in</strong>crease DIRECTV’s HD capacity by 50%, and<br />
when comb<strong>in</strong>ed with the DIRECTV 10 and 11 <strong>satellite</strong>s<br />
that launched <strong>in</strong> 2007 and 2008, will enable<br />
DIRECTV to deliver 200 national and 1,500 local<br />
HDTV channels to millions of U.S. households.<br />
A S I A & P A C I F I C<br />
AZERSPACE TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2011<br />
Orbital Sciences Corporation has presented the<br />
approved model of the national <strong>satellite</strong> Azerspace<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the Azerbaijani <strong>in</strong>ternational exhibition<br />
BakuTel-2009. Orbital Sciences Corporation<br />
won the tender to create the Azerspace <strong>satellite</strong>.<br />
The <strong>satellite</strong>, which will be used for TV, radio<br />
and <strong>in</strong>ternet services, will cover Europe and<br />
parts of Asia. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the approved plan,<br />
the Azerspace <strong>satellite</strong> will be launched <strong>in</strong>to<br />
orbit <strong>in</strong> 2011. Azerbaijan <strong>in</strong>tends to use about<br />
25% of the <strong>satellite</strong> capacity, and the rest will<br />
be offered to operators <strong>in</strong> other countries.<br />
CHINA TO LAUNCH APSTAR-7 SATELLITE<br />
The APTSTAR-7 <strong>satellite</strong> built by Thales Alenia<br />
Space will be sent <strong>in</strong>to space by Ch<strong>in</strong>a’s Long<br />
March 3B/E carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite<br />
Launch Centre <strong>in</strong> south-western Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
<strong>in</strong> the first half of 2012. The <strong>satellite</strong>, with a<br />
designed life span of 15 years, will air live<br />
TV and communications for Asia, the Middle<br />
East, Australia Africa and parts of Europe.<br />
SPACE COMMUNICATION RECEIVES<br />
LOAN FOR AMOS 5 SATELLITE<br />
Space Communication has secured a loan of up<br />
to US$ 140 million from Migdal Insurance and<br />
F<strong>in</strong>ancial Hold<strong>in</strong>gs and the Amitim pension funds<br />
to partly cover purchase of the Amos 5 <strong>satellite</strong>.<br />
Space Com said <strong>in</strong> a statement it would pay<br />
back the loan and <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>stalments every<br />
six months over six years start<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 2012. Space<br />
Com agreed <strong>in</strong> 2008 to buy the communications<br />
<strong>satellite</strong> for US$ 170 million from Russia-based<br />
Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems but<br />
has so far paid only US$ 50 million, which will be<br />
put <strong>in</strong> orbit <strong>in</strong> 2011 for commercial operations.<br />
PLDT SELLS SATELLITE BUSINESS<br />
Philipp<strong>in</strong>e Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT)<br />
sold its subsidiary Mabuhay Satellite Corp. (MSC),<br />
the first Philipp<strong>in</strong>e entity to own and operate a communications<br />
<strong>satellite</strong>, to Asia Broadcast Hold<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
(ABS), a Bermuda company engaged <strong>in</strong> the <strong>satellite</strong><br />
bus<strong>in</strong>ess. The MSC space centre is a <strong>satellite</strong><br />
communications facility provid<strong>in</strong>g full <strong>satellite</strong><br />
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operations, payload and client monitor<strong>in</strong>g, track<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
telemetry and control services for Aguila-2 <strong>satellite</strong>.<br />
W O R L D<br />
NSS-12 SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY<br />
LAUNCHED<br />
The NSS-12 <strong>satellite</strong> was successfully launched<br />
<strong>in</strong>to space by an Ariane 5 rocket from the European<br />
Spaceport <strong>in</strong> Kourou, French Guiana, on 29 October<br />
2009. NSS-12 was manufactured by Space<br />
Systems/Loral and is poised to be the 41th <strong>satellite</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> SES` global fleet. The spacecraft replaces NSS-<br />
703 at 57 degrees East and covers virtually the<br />
entire Eastern Hemisphere. NSS-12 features 40<br />
C-band transponders and 48 Ku-band transponders<br />
with DTH power levels, as well as elaborate beam<br />
<strong>in</strong>terconnectivity and C-/Ku-band cross-strapp<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
INTELSAT TO BUY PROTOSTAR 1<br />
SATELLITE FOR US$ 210 MILLION<br />
Intelsat was selected <strong>in</strong> October 2009 as the<br />
successful bidder at a bankruptcy auction for the<br />
ProtoStar 1 <strong>satellite</strong> with an all cash offer of US$<br />
210 million. Bermuda-based ProtoStar filed for<br />
bankruptcy protection along with its five affiliates<br />
<strong>in</strong> July and said it was look<strong>in</strong>g to sell its <strong>satellite</strong>s<br />
through a court-supervised auction. ProtoStar was<br />
formed <strong>in</strong> 2005 to launch and operate high-power<br />
geostationary <strong>satellite</strong>s to lease capacity to Asian<br />
DTH <strong>satellite</strong> television and broadband service<br />
providers. Upon conclusion of the deal, ProtoStar 1<br />
will be re-named Intelsat 25. Launched <strong>in</strong> July 2008,<br />
the <strong>satellite</strong> is expected to have a 16-year life span.<br />
ATLAS V LAUNCHES INTELSAT 14<br />
The Intelsat 14 telecommunications <strong>satellite</strong> was<br />
launched on 23 November 2009 on an Atlas V<br />
from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.<br />
Built by Space Systems/Loral on a SS/L 1300<br />
spacecraft bus, Intelsat 14 carries 40 C-band<br />
and 22 Ku-band transponders, broadcast<strong>in</strong>g via<br />
four different beams. Set for deployment at 315<br />
degrees East, where it will replace Intelsat’s IS-1R<br />
<strong>satellite</strong>, Intelsat 14 has a 15-year design life.<br />
INTELSAT 15 LAUNCHED BY SEA LAUNCH<br />
Sea Launch has launched the Intelsat 15 <strong>satellite</strong><br />
us<strong>in</strong>g a Land Launch vehicle at the Baikonour<br />
Cosmodrome <strong>in</strong> Kazakhstan on 30 November 2009.<br />
The Ku-band Intelsat 15 <strong>satellite</strong>, also known as IS-<br />
15, was built by Orbital Sciences Corp. It will provide<br />
video and data services from the 85 degrees East<br />
orbital position, replac<strong>in</strong>g Intelsat’s 709 <strong>satellite</strong>.<br />
ATREXX OFFERS SATELLITE<br />
CAPACITY TRADING PLATFORM<br />
German service provider atrexx is offer<strong>in</strong>g a solution<br />
to the problem of long-term capacity leases<br />
and scarcity of capacity <strong>in</strong> certa<strong>in</strong> regions. The<br />
atrexx Trad<strong>in</strong>g Platform is a <strong>satellite</strong> marketplace,<br />
designed to br<strong>in</strong>g buyers and sellers of <strong>satellite</strong><br />
related resources and services together. The<br />
Platform offers free registration to both parties.<br />
Once registered, they are able to post their request<br />
or their available services onto the platform. All<br />
post<strong>in</strong>gs are publicly – yet anonymously - accessible<br />
worldwide, to everyone with access to the<br />
Internet. Updates are available by e-mail as well<br />
as through Twitter tweets and RSS feeds.