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BEIRUT: Riyadh-based Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has allocated $700 million to purchase four new satellites during the coming three years, the London-based Asharq al-Awsat daily reported Friday. In the expansion program's first step, Arabsat on Thursday commissioned French manufacturer EADS Astrium to build a satellite at a cost of more than $100 million. Named BADR-5, the satellite will be launched in the first quarter of 2008.

"We are currently conducting experimental tests on BADR-4 in order to launch it during the last quarter of 2006," said Khalid Ahmad Balkheyour, CEO of Arabsat.

"BADR-4 marks the launch of one of the fourth-generation satellites which will expand and optimize capacity for direct-to-home broadcasting and other customer requirements and will replace aging and leased capacity," he added.

The company is preparing a tender invitation for a second new BADR-series satellite before the end of July and two others later on.

"The tender bid will close at the end of 2006 and BADR-6 will be launched by 2010," Balkheyour was reported as saying. - Arab Press Digest

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article....ticle_id=24951

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Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Arabsat to spend $700million on 4 new satellites. BEIRUT: Riyadh-based Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has allocated $700 million to purchase four new satellites during the coming three years, the London-based Asharq al-Awsat daily reported Friday. In the expansion program's first step, Arabsat on Thursday commissioned French manufacturer EADS Astrium to build a satellite at a cost of more than $100 million. Named BADR-5, the satellite will be launched in the first quarter of 2008. "We are currently conducting experimental tests on BADR-4 in order to launch it during the last quarter of 2006," said Khalid Ahmad Balkheyour, CEO of Arabsat. "BADR-4 marks the launch of one of the fourth-generation satellites which will expand and optimize capacity for direct-to-home broadcasting and other customer requirements and will replace aging and leased capacity," he added. The company is preparing a tender invitation for a second new BADR-series satellite before the end of July and two others later on. "The tender bid will close at the end of 2006 and BADR-6 will be launched by 2010," Balkheyour was reported as saying. - Arab Press Digest http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article....ticle_id=24951 __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!