Alcatel wins Chinese satellite order
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004, 10:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
French satellite manufacturer Alcatel Space announced Friday that it has won a contract from a state-run Chinese media company for a communications satellite. Alcatel said that the China Satellite Communication Corporation, or ChinaSat, has ordered the Chinasat 9 communications satellite from the manufacturer. The satellite will be based on Alcatel;s Spacebus 4000 C1 platform, weighing about 4,500 kilograms and fitted with 22 Ku-band transponders. The satellite will be launched at some unspecified date on a Chinese Long March booster and be stationed at 92.2 degrees east. The satellite will provide direct broadcast TV services to Chinese consumers.
French satellite manufacturer Alcatel Space announced Friday that it has won a contract from a state-run Chinese media company for a communications satellite. Alcatel said that the China Satellite Communication Corporation, or ChinaSat, has ordered the Chinasat 9 communications satellite from the manufacturer. The satellite will be based on Alcatel;s Spacebus 4000 C1 platform, weighing about 4,500 kilograms and fitted with 22 Ku-band transponders. The satellite will be launched at some unspecified date on a Chinese Long March booster and be stationed at 92.2 degrees east. The satellite will provide direct broadcast TV services to Chinese consumers.
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