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| SCC, JSAT Award Satellite Contract to Lockheed Martin
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November 30, 1998 (TOKYO) -- Space Communications Corp. (SCC) and Japan
Satellite Systems Inc. (JSAT) selected Lockheed Martin Corp. to build
a communications satellite (CS) to be orbited at 110 degrees East and
operated jointly by the two companies.
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This is Lockheed Martin's first order to build a satellite for a Japanese
communications satellite operator.
SCC will launch the N-SAT-110 satellite in August 2000 and it will go
into full commercial operation two months later. SCC will be responsible
for the satellite's launch and control.
The basic specifications of the N-SAT-110, including the type and output
of its transponders, its polarized wave signal waveforms, and its coverage
area, are almost identical to those of a broadcasting satellite (BS)
located in the same position in orbit.
Thus, assuming that the N-SAT-110 is orbited on schedule, in January
2001, when domestic digital BS broadcasting starts operating, CS broadcasters
also will be able to offer the same type of digital services.
By the time digital broadcasting starts, it should be possible for customers
to view both digital BS and CS broadcasts using the same parabolic antenna
and receiver units. Demand appears to be strong for services associated
with the N-SAT-110 satellite.
(Nikkei
New Media)
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