Boeing, Space Systems/Loral Announce Delta IV Launch.Business Editors HUNTINGTON BEACH Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2001 Boeing (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BA) and Space Systems/Loral officials confirmed today that a Brazilian telecommunications satellite will be launched on a Delta IV rocket The Delta IV is a family of Delta rockets designed by Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems division and built in United Launch Alliance's facility in Decatur, Alabama with final assembly at the launch site by United Launch Alliance. next year. The launch of Estrela do Sol, which will provide telecommunications services to North and South America, is scheduled for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) is the East Coast space launch facility of the United States Department of Defense. Located on Cape Canaveral in the State of Florida, it depends on Patrick Air Force Base, home of the 45th Space Wing. CCAFS is adjacent to the John F. , Fla., during the second half of 2002. Loral Skynet will operate the satellite built by Space Systems/Loral. The high-powered Space Systems/Loral 1300 satellite will carry 41 Ku-band transponders and provide service to Brazil, North and South America and the North Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean The northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, extending northward from the equator to the Arctic Ocean. Region, supporting a variety of Ku-band applications. Estrela do Sol will be the third launch for the Boeing Delta IV family of launch vehicles, which enters service in 2002 with four planned launches during the year and a backlog of more than 40 launch service contracts. To date, Boeing and its customers have announced launch contracts that will support commercial telecommunications services in the South Pacific, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. A Delta IV Medium Plus (4,2), one of five Delta IV variants, will be used to launch Estrela do Sol. The five Delta IV variants include the Delta IV Medium, Delta IV Heavy and three Delta IV Medium Plus versions that are designated by the size of fairing and number of solid rockets used. |
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