The launch is scheduled for an Ariane 5 on October 29, 2009. Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor of the spacecraft, which will be launched by Arianespace for service over Nordics and Central European regions from the 1 degree West orbital location. Thor 6 is scheduled to leave the Thales Alenia Space Cannes plant on September 28th. Based on Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 4000 B2 platform, Thor 6 has a launch mass of 3,050 kg at launch and is fitted with 36 Ku-band transponders. This 7 Kw bird will provide high power services over Europe during a minimum of 15 years lifetime. Thor 6 will provide high power DTH television broadcasting services. It will replace Thor 3, which is set to retire in 2010, and will also provide additional transponder capacity.
Satnews Daily
September 24th, 2009
An Ocean Voyage For Thor 6
The launch is scheduled for an Ariane 5 on October 29, 2009. Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor of the spacecraft, which will be launched by Arianespace for service over Nordics and Central European regions from the 1 degree West orbital location. Thor 6 is scheduled to leave the Thales Alenia Space Cannes plant on September 28th. Based on Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 4000 B2 platform, Thor 6 has a launch mass of 3,050 kg at launch and is fitted with 36 Ku-band transponders. This 7 Kw bird will provide high power services over Europe during a minimum of 15 years lifetime. Thor 6 will provide high power DTH television broadcasting services. It will replace Thor 3, which is set to retire in 2010, and will also provide additional transponder capacity.