SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock
Exchange: SESG), has announced today that it has awarded the contract for
the construction of its new satellite, ASTRA 3B, to the European satellite
manufacturer ASTRIUM. As prime contractor for ASTRA 3B, ASTRIUM will design
and build the satellite.
ASTRA 3B will be a state-of-the-art Ku and Ka-band spacecraft designed for
the distribution of both direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services and
two-way broadband services across Europe. After ASTRA 2B and ASTRA 1M,
ASTRA 3B is the third ASTRA satellite to be built by ASTRIUM. The satellite
will have 52 transponders of which 20 transponders are to replace existing
in-orbit capacity and 32 transponders which will create new capacity,
thereby strenghtening 23.5E as the third orbital hotspot for European DTH
services. ASTRA 3B is expected to be launched end of 2009.
ASTRA 3B will be built on a Eurostar E3000 platform, the latest version of
the highly successful Eurostar series. Seven Eurostar E3000 are currently
in operation in orbit, and 10 more are at various stages of production. To
date, 45 Eurostar satellites of various series have been ordered from
ASTRIUM, 31 of which have been successfully launched and have proven to be
highly reliable in commercial service.
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