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JSAT Corporation awards Lockheed Martin contract for a new satellite

Newtown, USA – The launch is foreseen for 2006

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by Japanese company JSAT to build its next generation geostationary (fixed on the perpendicular of a given earth point) telecommunications satellite. The satellite designated JCSAT-10 will be an hybrid for Ku-band (18/10.95 Ghz) and C-band (6/4 Ghz) transmissions, built on Lockheed A2100AX platform, first offered in 1996. It should be launched on 2006 and...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 62067
Rome, Italy, 04/22/2004 11:10
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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