Loral to build Apstar-V communications satellite
NEW YORK -- Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to design and build Apstar-V, a high-powered, C/Ku-band satellite for APT Satellite Company Ltd. (APT Satellite).
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Apstar-V will replace the aging Apstar-I satellite at its geostationary orbital position of 138 degrees East longitude. It will provide Ku-band voice, video and data services to China, Hawaii, and East Asia, and C-band services to other parts of the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia and Hawaii.
The new satellite will also be used to provide space-based Internet backbone services for the main cities of Asia to and from the United States through Hawaii.
Under the new contract, which requires SS/L’s receipt of the necessary U.S. government export licenses, SS/L will also provide customary pre- and post-launch support services. Apstar-V is scheduled for launch in early 2003, with APT procuring the launch vehicle and insurance. The spacecraft is expected to begin service in the spring of 2003.
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