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Russia Set To Put US Telecom Satellite Into Orbit
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 27, 2009 Russia is planning to launch on Thursday a U.S. Telstar telecom satellite on a Zenith carrier rocket from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a spokesman for the Russian Space Agency said. "The launch of a Zenit-3SLB rocket with a Telstar-11N satellite is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. Moscow time [18:30 GMT]," the Roscosmos official said. The Telstar 11N, built by Space Systems/Loral for the Loral Skynet telecoms company, will provide services from 39 high-power Ku-band transponders spread across four different geographic beams in each of North and Central America, Europe, Africa and the maritime Atlantic Ocean Region. The Zenit-3SLB is a modernized three-stage version of the Zenit-3SL, which was previously used at Sea Launch's floating platform in the Pacific Ocean. Russia already carried out three successful space launches this year and is planning to set a world record by conducting a total of 39 launches in 2009 despite the global financial crisis. The country carried out 27 space launches in 2008 and 26 launches in 2007, becoming the world's leader in this sphere.
Source: RIA Novosti
related report From the Land Launch pad at Area 45, a Zenit-3SLB vehicle will lift the Telstar 11N spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit, on its way to a final orbital position at 37.5 degrees West Longitude. Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) built Telstar 11N for Telesat, one of the world's leading fixed satellite services operators. With 39 high-powered Ku-band transponders, Telstar 11N will use SS/L's proven 1300 platform to provide state-of-the-art satellite capacity for a broad range of video and data applications. The spacecraft's position over the Atlantic Ocean will enable it to connect three continents: North America, Europe and Africa. Telstar 11N also has a unique Atlantic Ocean beam that will serve growing demand for mobile broadband from maritime and aeronautical markets. Based on a collaboration of the Sea Launch Company and Space International Services (SIS), of Moscow, the Land Launch system is designed to meet the launch needs of an emerging market for dedicated commercial launches in the medium spacecraft mass range. Sea Launch and SIS provide customers with mission management and SIS is also responsible for hardware production and launch operations. Related Links Space Systems/Loral Launch Pad at Space-Travel.com
DPRK Shows Tough Stand On Satellite Launch
Pyongyang, North Korea (XNA) Feb 27, 2009The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday castigated South Korea's concerns over its impending satellite launch. |
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