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Alcatel Signs $150 Million Contract with Brazil’s Star One to Build C2 Satellite |
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PARIS, Jan. 27/Satnews Daily/ ¾
Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) announced on Wednesday the
signature of a new $150 million contract with the Brazilian satellite
operator Star One, a satellite solutions company in Latin America, for
the construction Star One C2 for South America. It is the second
communications satellite that Alcatel will build for the Brazilian
operator. Based on Alcatel Space Spacebus 3000B3 platform, Star One C2 satellite will be delivered in 24 months and positioned at 65° West. This second satellite in the C series will be fitted with 44 transponders, 28 C-band and 16 Ku-band and 1 X-band. Alcatel said Star One C2 will replace the Star One B2 satellite in the C band for direct TV broadcasting over south America and will provide new optimized capacity in Ku band for telephony and trunking transmissions over two coverage zones: Brazil and Mexico. Acording to Alcatel, Star One C2 will be assembled and integrated in the clean rooms at Alcatel Space's Cannes and Toulouse plants in southern France. It will weigh about 4,100 kg at launch, and its solar panels will provide 8.5 kW of electrical power. Edson Soffiatti, CEO of Star One, said the contract will implement the company’s vision towards expanding Star One geographically and reinforcing its position as the largest satellite solutions company in South America.
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