SS/L's 1300 will be the platform used for the THOR 7 satellite. Image courtesy of SS/L.
....and the payload transponder management system for the THOR 7 telecommunications satellite. Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, the largest building operator in Scandinavia, selected Loral from a competitive pool to build the satellite. GMV will provide the Thor 7 flight dynamics system based upon GMV’s product focusSuite, which offers full lifecycle flight dynamics operations support GMV will also provide the Thor 7 payload transponder management system based upon GMV’s smart rings product which allows engineers to optimize and quickly reconfigure telecommunications payloads so as to minimize downtime. Telenor expects to launch THOR 7 in late 2013 from the Guiana Space Center in France. The satellite should be in service for at least 15 years. GMV company information link.
