Posted
by- Neelam Mathews
Oct
11, 2012
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| SES-8 |
SES
has selected Boeing to build a new communication satellite. SES-9, The
new satellite will expand SES’ capabilities to provide direct-to-home broadcasting and
other communications services in Northeast
Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, as well as maritime
communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean.
The spacecraft will be positioned at the orbital slot of 108.2 degrees East and provide incremental as well as replacement capacity to this well established SES slot over Asia, where it will be co-located with the existing SES-7 and NSS-11 satellites.
Romain Bausch, President and CEO of SES said: “SES-9 will greatly expand our transmission capacity over Asia, while adding increased flexibility and redundancy to a strategic orbital slot. SES is convinced that Boeing’s 702HP will prove to be mission-critical in order to provide state-of-the-art, high-power satellite capacity to the thriving markets of Asia.”
The spacecraft will be positioned at the orbital slot of 108.2 degrees East and provide incremental as well as replacement capacity to this well established SES slot over Asia, where it will be co-located with the existing SES-7 and NSS-11 satellites.
Romain Bausch, President and CEO of SES said: “SES-9 will greatly expand our transmission capacity over Asia, while adding increased flexibility and redundancy to a strategic orbital slot. SES is convinced that Boeing’s 702HP will prove to be mission-critical in order to provide state-of-the-art, high-power satellite capacity to the thriving markets of Asia.”
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