Arianespace said it successfully launched ProtoStar I and Arabsat...
Arianespace said it successfully launched ProtoStar I and Arabsat’s BADR 6 satellite Monday. ProtoStar I is the first satellite for ProtoStar. It was built by Loral’s space systems division to provide direct-to-home TV and satellite broadband service to Asia.…
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After in-orbit testing, ProtoStar said, it expects to begin offering commercial service using ProtoStar I within two months. ProtoStar I has 22 Ku-band and 38 C-band transponders, the company said. ProtoStar I will orbit at 98.5 degrees east. BADR 6 was built by EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space. It will orbit at 26 degrees east.