Boeing to build new satellite for PanAmSat JSAT joint venture

Citation

(2002), "Boeing to build new satellite for PanAmSat JSAT joint venture", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 74 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2002.12774aab.038

Boeing to build new satellite for PanAmSat JSAT joint venture

Keywords: Satellites, Boeing

PanAmSat Corporation and Japan's JSAT Corporation have selected Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) to build a new spacecraft in support of the two companies' recent joint venture, Horizons, as well as PanAmSat's domestic U.S. cable program distribution offerings. BSS is a unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA).

From its orbital slot at 127 degrees west longitude, between the Hawaiian Islands and the U.S. West Coast, the new Boeing 601 HP satellite will have coverage over North America, Central America, Alaska and Hawaii. The spacecraft will carry a total of 48 active transponders, 24 in Kuband and 24 in C-band. The contract calls for launch in late 2002 aboard a Sea Launch booster. Financial terms wore not disclosed.

The spacecraft's Ku-band payload, which will be known as Horizons-1, is being constructed for the Horizons partnership and will be jointly owned by PanAmSat and JSAT. It Will be used to offer a variety of digital video, Internet and date services. Using a Hawaii-based relay station, the satellite's Ku- band payload also will be able to deliver content and services between the United States and Asia.

The C-band portion of the new spacecraft will be known as Galaxy XIII and will be operated separately as part of PanAmSat's Galaxy cable neighborhood, which serves the domestic U.S. cable industry. Galaxy XIII will be used to replace capacity on Galaxy IX, which is Boeing 376 model that will move to a new orbital position and continue to provide services.