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Long Beach CA (SPX) Jul 29, 2005 The Sea Launch Company announces that PanAmSat has selected the Sea Launch system for the launch of two new spacecraft in 2006 and 2007. Sea Launch and PanAmSat have also signed an agreement providing for the first mission with a new Land Launch offering plus options for additional Land Launch missions. More information about the Land Launch missions is being issued in a separate announcement. The new Sea Launch missions will require Zenit-3SL vehicles to lift two 4700-kg spacecraft -- Galaxy 16 and Galaxy 18 -- to geosynchronous transfer orbit. Galaxy 16 is scheduled for launch in the 2nd Quarter of 2006, while Galaxy 18 will launch a year later. Built by Space Systems/Loral, the 1300-series hybrid satellites will carry 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders and each is designed for a 15-year lifespan in orbit. Sea Launch's direct insertion into equatorial orbit is expected to yield additional years of life for each of the spacecraft. Galaxy 16 will be located at 99 degrees West Longitude, providing advanced cable television, data and telecommunications services to the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada. Galaxy 18 will be positioned at 123 degrees West Longitude, with a similar footprint. These will be the fourth and fifth spacecraft Sea Launch will orbit for PanAmSat Corporation, based in Wilton, Conn. Previous launches for PanAmSat include Galaxy 13/Horizons-1 in 2003, Galaxy 3C in 2002 and PAS-9 in 2000. "We are very excited to be launching these satellites for PanAmSat," said Jim Maser, president and general manager of Sea Launch, "This block buy agreement is a very strong demonstration of our already solid relationship between PanAmSat and Sea Launch. The confidence and trust PanAmSat has developed with our launch system and the organization behind it continues to grow. We are proud to be part of their extremely professional and world-class team." "We are extremely pleased to expand upon what has been a very successful partnership between Sea Launch and PanAmSat," said Bridget Neville, senior vice president of engineering and operations at PanAmSat. "PanAmSat depends upon the reliability that Sea Launch provides, and we appreciate the strong relationship and spirit of cooperation that PanAmSat and Sea Launch have built over the years." Related Links PanAmSat Sea Launch SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Land Launch Receives First Order with PanAmSat
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jul 29, 2005Sea Launch has signed a multiple launch agreement with PanAmSat (NYSE: PA) that provides for the first commercial Land Launch mission and several Land Launch options. In connection with this new agreement, PanAmSat has designated the payloads for two previously exercised options for launches on the Sea Launch system. More information about the Sea Launch missions is being issued in a separate announcement.
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