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Harris to Provide SS/L with Unfurlable Antenna Reflectors for 3 Satellites |
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MELBOURNE, Fla., Oct. 11, 2005/Satnews Daily/ — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) said on Monday it has been selected by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to design and construct four unfurlable mesh reflectors for three commercial satellites that SS/L is supplying to telecommunications and radio broadcast service providers.
Featuring a gold mesh reflective surface, each antenna reflector stows much like an umbrella for launch into space. When the satellites achieve operational orbit, ground controllers send a command signal to the satellite to unfurl the reflector.
Under contract to SS/L, Harris will provide an unfurlable mesh reflector for ICO Satellite Management LLC's geostationary Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) communications satellite; a reflector for TerreStar Networks, Inc.'s geostationary TerreStar-1 mobile communications satellite; and two reflectors for XM Satellite Radio's XM-5 radio broadcast satellite. The reflectors will be manufactured at Harris facilities in Palm Bay, Florida.
"SS/L's selection of Harris reflectors for these three commercial satellites further validates our worldwide leadership in these unique antenna systems, which are used on commercial and government satellites for a wide variety of missions," said
Russ Haney, president of the National Programs business unit of Harris’ Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD) said the company’s unique antenna systems, which are used on commercial and government satellites for a wide variety of missions, provide the best-in-class approach for addressing evolving mobile communications and satellite broadcast requirements.
The MSS satellite, together with an Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC), will provide next-generation mobile voice and data services throughout the U.S. ICO is one of two companies awarded licenses by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide satellite-based communications services with ATC technology in the 2-GHz frequency band. For the MSS satellite, Harris will provide a 12-meter reflector and integral boom.
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