Tue, Nov 22, 2005
MEASAT Satellite Systems of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has signed a
contract to purchase one geosynchronous communications satellite
from Orbital Sciences Corporation.
The satellite -- based on Orbital's STAR satellite platform --
will be called MEASAT-1R and is scheduled to be launched into a
Malaysian orbital slot at 91.5 degrees East Longitude over
Southeast Asia in September 2007.
"Once again, our smaller-sized STAR GEO satellite platform has
proved to be the right fit for an important satellite operator in
Asia," said Dr. Ali Atia, head of Orbital's commercial GEO
satellite business unit. "We are delighted to add MEASAT to the
list of blue-chip customers who have recognised the benefits of
small satellites and adopted the 'STAR small-satellite
solution.'"
"The MEASAT... orbital location is developing into one of the
region's premier satellite slots, with more than two million
antennas now focused on the existing MEASAT-1 satellite," said
MEASAT Satellite System's Mr. Tun Hanif. "Our decision to procure
MEASAT-1R shows our commient to support our customers' expanding
requirements for high-quality, high-powered satellite
capacity."
The new satellite will
carry 12 Ku-band and 12 C-band active transponders, along with
three antennas. The satellite will serve C-band markets throughout
the region with a global beam, and Ku-band beams will serve
direct-to-home broadcasting markets in Malaysia and Indonesia. The
satellite will generate approximately 3.6 kilowatts of payload
power.
This is the fourth commercial communications satellite order
received by Orbital this year. Other operators who have chosen the
company's STAR GEO platform in 2005 include PanAmSat, which
purchased the hybrid C- and Ku-band PAS-11 satellite in April and
the Horizons-2 satellite in August as part of a joint venture with
JSAT Corporation.
In addition, Norway's Telenor Broadcast Services ordered the
Thor II-R Ku-band satellite from Orbital in September.
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