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Hughes Awards Spaceway 3 Launch Contract to Sea Launch Company |
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GERMANTOWN, Md., Dec. 9, 2005/Satnews Daily/ — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS) announced on Thursday that it has awarded a launch services contract to Sea Launch Company, LLC for the launch of the Spaceway 3 satellite projected for early 2007.
According to Hughes, Spaceway satellites are the first in the world to be designed for broadband data communications and have the ability to switch and route traffic on board, enabling single-hop communications between any two satellite terminals and eliminating the need for the traffic to be routed through a central hub earth station. Spaceway 's advanced antenna technology allows the dynamic formation and shaping of spot beams, creating the opportunity to manage capacity flexibly and to deliver true bandwidth-on-demand services.
The Spaceway 3 satellite will operate in the globally assigned Ka-band spectrum at 95 degrees West Longitude and will support a range of new high-speed communications services for IP data and multimedia applications to North American enterprise, consumer, and government customers.
Pradman Kaul, chairman and CEO of HNS, said the launch of Spaceway 3 will enable the company to enter a new era as a satellite system operator in addition to being a broadband services provider and satellite terminal manufacturer.
A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL vehicle will launch the Spaceway 3 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit from the Odyssey Launch Platform, positioned on the Equator.
Spaceway 3 is a Boeing 702 spacecraft being manufactured at Boeing's Satellite Development Center in El Segundo, California.
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