La fusée Proton continue d'engranger les contrats de lancement: voici QuetSat-1 pour 2011.
A Proton to launch the QuetzSat-1 communications satellite from Baikonur in 2011 for SES Satellite Leasing Limited in the Isle of Man. The spacecraft, built by Space Systems/Loral on the flight-proven SS/L 1300 platform, is a high power Ku-band satellite that will be located at the orbital position of 77 degrees West. It was designed to provide coverage over Mexico, North America and Central America. The satellite is fully contracted to a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation and will be used in part by Dish Mexico, an EchoStar joint venture, for DTH services in Mexico. It is further expected that EchoStar and its Satellite Services division will provide capacity on QuetzSat-1 to a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation for use in connection with its U.S. DTH business.
[ILS, Khrunichev et RussianSpaceWeb]
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/2011.html
A Proton to launch the QuetzSat-1 communications satellite from Baikonur in 2011 for SES Satellite Leasing Limited in the Isle of Man. The spacecraft, built by Space Systems/Loral on the flight-proven SS/L 1300 platform, is a high power Ku-band satellite that will be located at the orbital position of 77 degrees West. It was designed to provide coverage over Mexico, North America and Central America. The satellite is fully contracted to a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation and will be used in part by Dish Mexico, an EchoStar joint venture, for DTH services in Mexico. It is further expected that EchoStar and its Satellite Services division will provide capacity on QuetzSat-1 to a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation for use in connection with its U.S. DTH business.
[ILS, Khrunichev et RussianSpaceWeb]
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/2011.html