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SATELLITE INFORMATION
AMAZONAS 2
September 2009
Amazonas 2 satellite, ordered by HISPASAT in
2007 and constructed by EADS-ASTRIUM, has 54
Ku- and 10 C-band transponders and an operational
life of 15 years. After the launch from the
Kourou space center in French Guiana by Ariane
5 rocket, it will be co-positioned with Amazonas
1 satellite on 299°East (61° West) and it will cover
both North and South America since it has dedicated
Ku-band beams for both continents and
an-American C band beam. This Eurostar-3000
based communication satellite will double HIS-
PASAT’s capacity in the Americas and provide a
wide range of services including direct-to-home
television. HISPASAT’s new satellite will weigh
5.5 tons and use a solar panel of 39 meters providing
over 14 kW of power. Total investment for
this satellite is over 200 million euros.
INTELSAT 14
August-September 2009
This satellite has been manufactured by Space
Systems/Loral. It will be carried into space by
Atlas V rocket and positioned on 315° East (45°
West). With its 40 C- and 22 Ku-band transponders
it will cover Europe, Africa and the Americas.
INTELSAT 14 has a lifetime of 15 years and will
replace INTELSAT 1R satellite. Defense’s Internet
Router In Space (IRIS) payload, which represents
the next generation of space-based communications,
since it will be able to merge communications
received on various frequency bands and
transmit them to multiple users based on data
instructions embedded in the uplink, thus enabling
U.S. and allied military forces with diverse
satellite equipment to seamlessly communicate
over the Internet from the most remote regions of
the world. IP networking software for the router
is provided by Cisco Systems.
New Satellites
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EUTELSAT W7
July-September 2009
EUTELSAT W7 will occupy EUTELSAT’s 36° East
location, replacing EUTELSAT SESAT. This 70
Ku-band transponder satellite, built by Alcatel
Alenia Space, will be launched by Zenit sea
launch vehicle. 24 transponders will be assigned
to DTH services on the fixed Russian/Ukrainian
beam, 12 transponders will operate on the
steerable beam focused on the Ukraine, while
27 transponders will be available for broadband
services. The introduction of EUTELSAT W7 will
almost triple EUTELSAT’s capacity over Russia,
the Ukraine and the CIS, making 36° East one of
the hottest orbital positions. A widebeam coverage
over Eurasia will be particularly suited to
TV feeds, public/corporate telephony and data
services, while the Central Asian beam will be
targeted at the oil and gas sector for voice and
data services using DVB-RCS applications with
90/120cm antennas. W7 weighs 5.6 tons, it has 12
kW payload power and a lifespan of 15 years.