Arianespace To Launch ViaSat-1

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by Staff Writers
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 05, 2008
Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Mark Dankberg, Chairman and CEO of ViaSat Inc., have announced that they have signed the launch Service and Solutions contract for the ViaSat-1 satellite.

ViaSat-1, a high-capacity Ka-band spot beam satellite, is scheduled for launch by an Ariane 5 during the first half of 2011 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

ViaSat-1 will be dedicated to providing broadband Internet media services to consumers and businesses over North America.

With a capacity estimated at 100 Gbps, ViaSat-1 is expected to be (at launch) the highest capacity satellite in the world. Built by Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, California, the satellite is expected to weigh approximately 6,000 kg at launch.

This is the 86th launch contract won by Arianespace in the United States.

"Winning this contract from ViaSat confirms our ability to deliver top-quality launch services," said Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall. "Arianespace is proud of our contribution to ViaSat's pioneering role in the deployment of new broadband services."

"The track record of Arianespace clearly shows how well they understand the importance of each launch and how to execute the very detailed and demanding schedules of these missions," said Mark Dankberg, Chairman and CEO of ViaSat.

"We are seeing a lot of anticipation in the marketplace for ViaSat-1, which is designed to deliver more capacity and a lower cost per bit than any satellite before."

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Ariane-5 With 2 satellites To Lift Off From Kourou Center December 11

Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 20, 2008
An Ariane-5 rocket with two communications satellites will be launched from the Kourou space center in French Guiana on December 11, the Russian space agency said Wednesday.

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