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The
Intelsat 903 satellite was successfully launched aboard
an ILS Proton K/Block DM launch vehicle last Saturday 12:25
EST.
According
to an official release, the satellite is expected to be
operational during the second quarter of 2002. The Intelsat
903 launch is the fourth in an aggressive campaign that
is expected to increase total customer capacity by up to
34 per cent by the end of the next year. The 903 satellite
will be deployed at 325.5șE and will offer capacity for
Internet, video, telephony and corporate network solutions
to customers on its 72 C-band and 22 Ku-band transponders
(measured in 36 MHz equivalent units).
The
satellite will provide high power Ku-band spot beam coverage
for Western Europe and much of North America and additional
C-band capacity to customers in Europe, the Middle East,
North America, Africa and South America, the release states.
Intelsat
601 currently holds the 325.5șE orbital slot but will be
moved to occupy one of Intelsat's new roles at 178șE. The
next launch of an Intelsat IX series satellite is scheduled
to take place from French Guiana, aboard an Ariane 44L launch
vehicle, during the second quarter of this year.
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