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Analoguesat · 05-01-07, 03:43 PM

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to manufacture Nimiq 5, a new high-power, direct broadcast satellite for Telesat Canada. Nimiq 5 will be the first satellite in Telesat’s fleet to be manufactured by Space Systems/Loral. Based on SS/L’s heritage 1300 platform, the satellite will be equipped with 32 active high-power Ku-band transponders, providing a strong footprint across Canada. Nimiq 5’s entire payload is under contract to Bell ExpressVu, Canada’s leading direct- to-home service provider, to be used for a wide range of digital television services.

Planned for completion in 2009, Nimiq 5 will have a lifespan of more than 15 years, operating in its geostationary orbit location of 72.7 degrees west.

(Source: Space Systems/Loral via Media Network)

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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	Space Systems/Loral to build Nimiq 5 satellite for Telesat Canada Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to manufacture Nimiq 5, a new high-power, direct broadcast satellite for Telesat Canada. Nimiq 5 will be the first satellite in Telesat’s fleet to be manufactured by Space Systems/Loral. Based on SS/L’s heritage 1300 platform, the satellite will be equipped with 32 active high-power Ku-band transponders, providing a strong footprint across Canada. Nimiq 5’s entire payload is under contract to Bell ExpressVu, Canada’s leading direct- to-home service provider, to be used for a wide range of digital television services. Planned for completion in 2009, Nimiq 5 will have a lifespan of more than 15 years, operating in its geostationary orbit location of 72.7 degrees west. (Source: Space Systems/Loral via Media Network) __________________ 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!!