ASTRA 1KR Operational at Orbital Position 19.2(degree) East; Technical Tests Completed / Further Strengthening of ASTRA fleet.BETZDORF, Luxembourg -- SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company (Paris:SESG SESG Systems Engineering Steering Group SESG Software Engineering Support Group SESG System Engineering Sub-Group ) (LuxX:SESG), announces today that its new satellite ASTRA 1KR has been deployed at the company's prime orbital 19.2(degree) East and is now operational. The satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral on 20 April onboard an Atlas V rocket and has now completed extensive testings of its hardware and broadcasting functionalities. ASTRA 1KR has 32 active transponders and provides distribution of Direct-to-Home (DTH (Direct-To-Home) Typically refers to satellite TV broadcasting directly to a dish antenna on the roof of a house. See DBS. ) broadcast services for SES ASTRA customers across Europe, with an extended reach into Eastern Europe. The new satellite allows SES ASTRA to replace its satellites ASTRA 1B and ASTRA 1C at the same orbital position. ASTRA 1B has reached the end of its life after 15 years of service and will be deorbited within the coming weeks. "We are very pleased that our ASTRA 1KR mission has been completed and that we can welcome a new member in the ASTRA ASTRA Ancient Instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application ASTRA Australian Strategic Air Traffic Management Group ASTRA Arab Supply and Trading Corporation ASTRA Automatic System for Transport Analysis ASTRA Automatic Satellite Tracking Research Antenna satellite fleet", says Ferdinand Kayser, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SES ASTRA. "ASTRA 1KR will further strengthen the ASTRA fleet at our prime orbital position 19.2(degree) East and will allow us to maintain the best possible service and quality for our customers across Europe." Please find an updated presentation of the SES fleet on our website: http://media.ses-astra.com/downloads_astra/Pictures/ Satellite_Fleet/0_Global_Sat_Fleet_L.jpg (Note to Editors: You might need to copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. the above link into your browser.) About SES ASTRA www.ses-astra.com The ASTRA Satellite System is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe, delivering services to some 107 million Direct-to-Home and cable households. The ASTRA satellite fleet currently comprises 13 satellites, transmitting in excess of 1600 analogue and digital television and radio channels as well as multimedia and Internet services. ASTRA's two prime orbital positions for DTH services are 19.2(degree) East and 28.2(degree) East. Professional services such as Direct-to cable (DTC DTC See: Depository Transfer Check DTC See: Depository Trust Company DTC See Depository Trust Company (DTC). ), Satellite Newsgathering news·gath·er·ing adj. Of, relating to, or involving the research and reportage of news: a worldwide newsgathering operation. news (SNG SNG abbr. 1. substitute natural gas 2. synthetic natural gas ) and Occasional Use are offered from the orbital position of 23.5(degree) East. SES ASTRA is an SES GLOBAL company (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG). SES GLOBAL wholly owns three market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOM in the US and New Skies Satellites in regions other than North America and Europe. The Company also holds strategic participations in AsiaSat in Asia, Star One in Latin America, SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. Americom Government Services provides network solutions and bandwidth to the US government and its contractors. SES GLOBAL provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a fleet of 43 satellites across the globe. Additional information on SES GLOBAL is available at: www.ses-global.com |
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