Boeing Delta II to Launch New Additions to Iridium Constellation.Business Editors SEAL BEACH Seal Beach, city (1990 pop. 25,098), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1915. It is a beach city with an active art colony. Transportation equipment and concrete are among the city's manufactures. U.S. naval stations are nearby. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2002 The first Boeing Delta II This article is about the rocket. For the submarine see Delta class submarine. Delta II is a space launch system originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas, then later built by Integrated Defense Systems division of Boeing. rocket launch of 2002 will carry the latest additions to a satellite constellation that delivers essential communications services to remote areas of the globe. Five Iridium iridium (ĭrĭd`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Ir; at. no. 77; at. wt. 192.22; m.p. about 2,410°C;; b.p. about 4,130°C;; sp. gr. 22.55 at 20°C;; valence +3 or +4. Satellite LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control satellites will be carried into low-earth orbit by a Boeing Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base Vandenberg Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 3,456 acres (1,399 hectares), SW Calif., near Lompoc; chief Pacific coast launch site for military satellites. , Calif., on Friday, Feb. 8, 2002. The Delta program is part of Boeing Space and Communications, a unit of The Boeing Co. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BA). The satellites will serve as spares for Iridium Satellite's global voice and data communications network. This mission (IS-1) marks the 101st Boeing Delta II mission since 1989 and the 12th Iridium launch since 1997. Between May 1997 and November 1998, Delta II vehicles successfully placed 55 of Iridium's satellites into low-earth orbit. The Boeing Delta team has extensive experience with dual and multiple payload missions for commercial and government customers. Recent successful dual payload missions include Jason-1/TIMED and EO-1/SAC-C. Iridium Satellite LLC provides global satellite voice and data solutions with complete coverage of the Earth (including oceans, airways and Polar Regions). Through a constellation of 66 low-earth orbiting satellites operated by Boeing, Iridium delivers essential communications services to and from remote areas where no other form of communication is available. The service is ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas and heavy constructions. Iridium currently provides service to the U.S. Department of Defense under a multi-year contract. Iridium works with more than 20 service partners to sell and support the service globally. In December 2000, Iridium Satellite LLC acquired assets of Iridium LLC including the satellite constellation, terrestrial network, Iridium real property and intellectual capital. Boeing Launch Services markets and sells both Sea Launch and Delta commercial launch services. A separate organization continues to handle U.S. government marketing and sales for the Boeing Delta. Both marketing organizations are located in Huntington Beach, Calif. Boeing Space and Communications (S&C), with headquarters in Seal Beach, Calif., is the world's largest space and communications company. A unit of The Boeing Co., S&C provides integrated solutions in launch services, human space flight and exploration, missile defense, and information and communications. It is NASA's largest contractor; a leading provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense; and a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
Launch Broadcast Information (Ku-band) Feb. 8 -- 0930-1130 PT Galaxy 11/16K (CONUS) Galaxy 11 is at 91 degrees West 36 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. Downlink Freq: 12018 Vertical IS-1 Mission Web site: http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space-delta/delta2/is-1/ |
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