July 2009
A monthly round-up of space industry developments for the information of our clients and friends.
Successful SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch July Satellite Orders Space Exploration Technologies On July 16, SS/L announced its selection by Corporation (SpaceX) announced on July 15 Telesat to build the Telstar 14R satellite the successful launch of the RazakSAT based on its 1300 platform. The satellite will satellite from the U.S. Army Reagan test site on be equipped with 46 Ku-band transponders Omelek Island (Kwajalein Atoll) in the Pacific (27 fixed and 19 switchable) and has a Ocean on a Falcon 1 launcher. The satellite, design life of 15 years. Telstar 14R will be designed and built by Astronautic located at the 63°WL orbital location to Technology (M) Sdn Bhd of Malaysia, a provide broadband and video services to wholly owned subsidiary of the Ministry of customers in Brazil, the Continental United Finance, is equipped with a medium sized, States (including the Gulf of Mexico), the 2.5-meter panchromatic high-resolution Southern Cone of South America and the aperture camera. RazakSAT was deployed Andean region (including Central America into a 685 km near-equatorial low Earth orbit and southern Caribbean). Also on July 16, at a 9° inclination to provide imagery for land the Boeing Company announced that it has management, resource development, been awarded a contract by Intelsat, Ltd. to conservation, forestry and fish migration manufacture four communications satellites programs within Malaysia. based on Boeing’s new scalable 702B July Launch Services Orders platform. The first of the four satellites, IS-22, International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) is scheduled for launch in 2012, will operate announced on July 14 that it has signed an at the 72°EL orbital location and will be agreement with SES for the launch of equipped with 48 C-band and 24 Ku-band QuetzSat-1 on an ILS Proton launcher in transponders and a ultra-high frequency 2011. The satellite is being built by Space government-hosted payload for the Systems/Loral (SS/L) on behalf of SES Australian Defence Force. The second Satellite Leasing Limited based on SS/L’s satellite, IS-21, will be located at 58°WL and 1300 bus. QuetzSat-1 will be equipped with launched a few months after IS-22. Details 32 Ku-band transponders and located at the regarding the two final satellites were not 77°WL orbital location to provide coverage announced. On July 24, ISRO announced its
Space Business Review over Mexico, North America and Central plans to launch GSAT-11, its largest America. The satellite’s payload is fully communications satellite to date, in mid-2011. contracted to a subsidiary of EchoStar The spacecraft will weigh approximately Corporation and will be used in part by Dish 4,500 kg and will be launched by ISRO’s Mexico, an EchoStar joint venture, for Direct- GSLV-Mark III launcher. to-Home (DTH) services in Mexico. ILS also TerreStar-1 Launched Successfully announced on July 17 that it has been On July 1, Arianespace successfully selected to launch the Telstar 14R satellite launched TerreStar-1, the largest commercial (see July Satellite Orders) for Telesat during satellite ever deployed to orbit, on an Ariane the second half of 2011. On July 22, 5 ECA launcher, for TerreStar Networks Inc. Arianespace S.A. announced that it was Weighing nearly 6,910 kg at launch, the selected by Avanti Communications SS/L-built satellite is designed to function with Group plc to launch its HylasOne a terrestrial repeater network and provide S- communications satellite from Kourou, band mobile voice, data and video services to French Guiana in the first quarter of 2010 support critical communication and business on a Ariane 5 ECA or Soyuz launcher. continuity services for government, HylasOne is being built by the industrial emergency responder and enterprise consortium of EADS Astrium (payload) and customers. the Indian Space Research Organisation World Summit for Satellite Financing (ISRO) using its proven I-2K platform. The As part of Euroconsult’s World Satellite satellite will be equipped with 8 high-power Business Week, the 2009 World Summit for (62dBW) Ka-band and 2 frequency Satellite Financing will be held at the Westin adjustable wideband Ku-band transponders Hotel in Paris on Sept. 8-10. The conference providing DTH and two-way broadband data will be followed by a Symposium on Earth BEIJING communications for home, small office, FRANKFURT Observation Business on Sept. 10. Milbank is HONG KONG enterprise, government and media network proud to once again be an official partner for LONDON applications across Europe. this highly-regarded industry event. LOS ANGELES MUNICH To learn about Milbank’s Space Business Practice, or view previous issues of the Space Business Review, please visit www.milbank.com. NEW YORK The information contained herein is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice on any subject matter. Recipients of this publication should not take or refrain from taking any action based upon content included herein. If you do not wish SINGAPORE to receive this newsletter, please send an e-mail to [email protected] with the word “unsubscribe” in the subject line. ATTORNEY TOKYO ADVERTISING. Prior results do not guarantee similar results. WASHINGTON DC © 2009 - Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP.