Jacques van Oene
March 16th 05, 05:46 PM
Boeing and DIRECTV Announce Shipment of Spaceway Satellite to Sea Launch
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boeingmedia.comST. LOUIS, March 16, 2005 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] and The DIRECTV
Group, Inc. [NYSE: DTV] announced today the arrival of the Spaceway F1
satellite at the Sea Launch home port in Long Beach, Calif., where it will
undergo final preparations for a late April launch aboard a Zenit-3SL
vehicle.
Built on the powerful Boeing 702 model satellite, Spaceway F1 is the first
of two spacecraft scheduled for launch this year for DIRECTV and the most
complex commercial satellite system ever manufactured. The spacecraft
includes a flexible payload with a fully steerable downlink antenna that can
be reconfigured on orbit to seamlessly address market conditions.
"We look forward to working with DIRECTV and Sea Launch as Spaceway F1
continues through final testing and integration with the Zenit launch
vehicle," said Dave Ryan, vice president and general manager of commercial
and civil satellite programs at Boeing.
Spaceway F1 is one of four Boeing-built Ka-band satellites DIRECTV has
scheduled for launch over the next three years as part of a historic
expansion of programming capacity. The expansion will enable DIRECTV to
deliver more than 1,500 local and national High Definition channels and
other advanced programming services to consumers nationwide by 2007.
The Boeing 702 spacecraft was manufactured by Boeing's Satellite Development
Center at the company's one-million-square-feet satellite manufacturing,
integration and test complex in El Segundo , Calif.
"Spaceway F1 is a testament to the agility of Boeing's manufacturing
capabilities - meeting our requirements that will enable us to provide the
highest quality broadcast capabilities in the nation," said Jim Butterworth,
senior vice president, Communications Systems, DIRECTV, Inc.
DIRECTV is the nation's leading and fastest-growing digital multichannel
television service provider with more than 13.9 million customers. DIRECTV
and the Cyclone Design logo are registered trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc., a
unit of The DIRECTV Group Inc. The DIRECTV Group, Inc. is a world-leading
provider of digital multichannel television entertainment and broadband
satellite networks and services. The DIRECTV Group is 34 percent owned by
Fox Entertainment Group, which is approximately 82 percent owned by News
Corporation.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of
the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis
, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $30.5 billion business. It provides
network-centric system solutions to its global military, government, and
commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance systems; the world's largest military aircraft
manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading
provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for
U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in
sustainment solutions and launch services.
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Contacts:
Eric Warren
The Boeing Company
(310) 335-6314
Joseph Tedino
The Boeing Company
(703) 270-6678
Robert Mercer
DIRECTV, Inc.
(310) 726-4683
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
These images are available for editorial use by news media on
boeingmedia.comST. LOUIS, March 16, 2005 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] and The DIRECTV
Group, Inc. [NYSE: DTV] announced today the arrival of the Spaceway F1
satellite at the Sea Launch home port in Long Beach, Calif., where it will
undergo final preparations for a late April launch aboard a Zenit-3SL
vehicle.
Built on the powerful Boeing 702 model satellite, Spaceway F1 is the first
of two spacecraft scheduled for launch this year for DIRECTV and the most
complex commercial satellite system ever manufactured. The spacecraft
includes a flexible payload with a fully steerable downlink antenna that can
be reconfigured on orbit to seamlessly address market conditions.
"We look forward to working with DIRECTV and Sea Launch as Spaceway F1
continues through final testing and integration with the Zenit launch
vehicle," said Dave Ryan, vice president and general manager of commercial
and civil satellite programs at Boeing.
Spaceway F1 is one of four Boeing-built Ka-band satellites DIRECTV has
scheduled for launch over the next three years as part of a historic
expansion of programming capacity. The expansion will enable DIRECTV to
deliver more than 1,500 local and national High Definition channels and
other advanced programming services to consumers nationwide by 2007.
The Boeing 702 spacecraft was manufactured by Boeing's Satellite Development
Center at the company's one-million-square-feet satellite manufacturing,
integration and test complex in El Segundo , Calif.
"Spaceway F1 is a testament to the agility of Boeing's manufacturing
capabilities - meeting our requirements that will enable us to provide the
highest quality broadcast capabilities in the nation," said Jim Butterworth,
senior vice president, Communications Systems, DIRECTV, Inc.
DIRECTV is the nation's leading and fastest-growing digital multichannel
television service provider with more than 13.9 million customers. DIRECTV
and the Cyclone Design logo are registered trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc., a
unit of The DIRECTV Group Inc. The DIRECTV Group, Inc. is a world-leading
provider of digital multichannel television entertainment and broadband
satellite networks and services. The DIRECTV Group is 34 percent owned by
Fox Entertainment Group, which is approximately 82 percent owned by News
Corporation.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of
the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis
, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $30.5 billion business. It provides
network-centric system solutions to its global military, government, and
commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance systems; the world's largest military aircraft
manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading
provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for
U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in
sustainment solutions and launch services.
###
Contacts:
Eric Warren
The Boeing Company
(310) 335-6314
Joseph Tedino
The Boeing Company
(703) 270-6678
Robert Mercer
DIRECTV, Inc.
(310) 726-4683
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info