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Japan’s B-Sat Awards Lockheed Martin New Satellite Contract |
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NEWTOWN, Pa., April 28, 2005/Satnews Daily/ ¾ Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (B-SAT) of Japan has granted Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] an authorization to proceed (ATP) to build B-SAT’s next geostationary telecommunications satellite.
Designated BSAT-3a, the 1.8-kW satellite will provide direct broadcast services throughout Japan following its scheduled launch the second quarter of 2007. B-SAT and Lockheed Martin expect to sign the contract for this satellite in the next few weeks.
BSAT-3a will comprise eight 130W Ku-band channels and will be located at 110 degrees East longitude. With a design life of over 13 years, BSAT-3a is based on the award-winning A2100A platform manufactured by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS), Newtown, Pa. BSAT-3a marks the 12th Lockheed satellite ordered in the 1- to 4-kW small-class satellite range.
According to Lockheed, BSAT-3a is the third satellite order awarded to the company this year. In January, Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB) awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to build their next geostationary direct broadcast satellite, designated Sirius 4. SES Americom recently awarded Lockheed a contract to build AMC-18, another satellite based on the A2100A which serves the 1- to 4-kW range.
Lockheed’s A2100 geosynchronous spacecraft series is designed to meet a wide variety of telecommunications needs including Ka-band broadband and broadcast services, fixed satellite services in C-band and Ku-band payload configurations, high-power direct broadcast services using the Ku-band frequency spectrum and mobile satellite services using UHF, L-band and S-band payloads. Its modular design features a reduction in parts, simplified construction, increased on-orbit reliability and reduced weight and cost.
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