Satnews Daily
September 7th, 2008
Intersputnik + ProtoStar In Cahoots With ProtoStar-I
ProtoStar I Ltd., a subsidiary of Bermuda-based ProtoStar Ltd., has confirmed the signing of an Orbital Location services agreement with the INTERSPUTNIK International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik) of Russia. The agreement will provide for Ku- and C-band services from the ProtoStar I satellite in Asia from a position at 98.5° E under the INTERSPUTNIK-98.5ECK ITU filing. The agreement with Intersputnik has been formally filed with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and reflects an expanding working relationship between ProtoStar and Intersputnik. Agreements between the parties were reached prior to ProtoStar-I’s successful launch by Arianespace on July 7, 2008, from the European Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, on board an Ariane 5 rocket. ProtoStar has also announced the ProtoStar I spacecraft has successfully completed its in-orbit testing. Commercial service is expected to start on October 1, 2008, with capacity being leased primarily to DTH, broadband Internet and GSM cellular backhaul service providers across South and Southeast Asia. ProtoStar II, currently under construction at Boeing, is expected to be launched in the first quarter of 2009 on a Proton Breeze M rocket provided by International Launch Services (ILS).
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