Jabiru-1 satellite’s report from NewSat sates the U.S. Ex-Im Bank and COFACE, along with other parties, have finalized the documentation for US$611 million of funding commitments for Jabiru-1, Australia's first commercial Ka-band satellite. Jabiru-1 construction continues with U.S. satellite manufacturer, Lockheed Martin after successful completion of the Preliminary Design Review last year. 

The resident Jabiru engineering team in Newtown Pennsylvania, USA, along with CTO, David Ball and Lockheed Martin, recently completed a series of technical interchange meetings regarding key satellite subsystems. The meetings demonstrated excellent progress and construction continues on schedule for satellite delivery and launch in 2015. Critical Design Review (CDR) remains on schedule to be conducted before the end of 2013. For the latest coverage and technical information, download the Jabiru-1 brochure.

Jabiru-2 satellite will provide “new” Ku-band capacity across Australia, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Supplying hot zones over the Pilbara, the Kimberley, Western Australia’s North West Shelf, Timor Gap, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea, Jabiru-2 will satisfy the growing demand for high bandwidth connectivity and cost-effective communications for oil, gas, mining, media, carrier-grade telecommunications and government sectors. For the latest coverage and technical information, download the Jabiru-2 brochure.