Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new spacecraft for HISPASAT Group, the eighth largest operator in the world and the leading operator in the broadcasting and distribution of contents in Spanish and Portuguese. HISPASAT broadcasts and distributes more than 1,000 TV and radio channels, including the contents of the most important DTH services, in Europe and America, including its HD offer. HISPASAT-1E will be designed to provide Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS) for 15+ years. Scheduled to be available for launch in 2010, the spacecraft is a powerful, state-of-the-art Ku-band satellite for location at 30° W, further expanding HISPASAT’s coverage in Europe, the Americas, and North Africa. The new satellite will be capable of operating as many as 53 simultaneous Ku-band transponders. HISPASAT-1E will be based on Space Systems/Loral’s space-proven 1300 satellite platform and will have a launch mass of approximately five tons, producing nearly 14-kW of prime power at end of life.
Esto Es Muy Bueno Para SS/L, Or, Isto É Muito Bom Para A SS/L
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new spacecraft for HISPASAT Group, the eighth largest operator in the world and the leading operator in the broadcasting and distribution of contents in Spanish and Portuguese. HISPASAT broadcasts and distributes more than 1,000 TV and radio channels, including the contents of the most important DTH services, in Europe and America, including its HD offer. HISPASAT-1E will be designed to provide Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS) for 15+ years. Scheduled to be available for launch in 2010, the spacecraft is a powerful, state-of-the-art Ku-band satellite for location at 30° W, further expanding HISPASAT’s coverage in Europe, the Americas, and North Africa. The new satellite will be capable of operating as many as 53 simultaneous Ku-band transponders. HISPASAT-1E will be based on Space Systems/Loral’s space-proven 1300 satellite platform and will have a launch mass of approximately five tons, producing nearly 14-kW of prime power at end of life.
