Hughes Global Services will lease HGS-3 satellite to Pakistan for...
Hughes Global Services will lease HGS-3 satellite to Pakistan for 5 years in $30 million deal that includes operation and leasing of 34 transponders, companies said. Pakistan said it signed lease contract because of concerns about losing another orbital…
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slot. It renamed satellite Paksat 1, Hughes said: Paksat 1 was launched in 1996 as Palapa C1. Hughes said it took control of satellite after battery-charging anomaly made it unusable for intended application. Paksat 1, which has 30 C-band and Ku-band transponders, will provide commercial services such as Internet backbone, remote Internet access, business communications, broadcast services and thin route telephony, Hughes said. Pakistan said it had lost 4 of 5 slots originally allocated to it in 1984 by ITU. Science & Technology Minister Atta-ur-Rehman said Pakistan had until April 19, 2003, to gain access to satellite or lose slot at 38 degrees E. HGS-3, now being used by Turkey under name of Anatolia 1, will be moved to Pakistan’s 38 degrees E slot from 50 degrees E location by end of Dec.