Jacques van Oene
July 29th 05, 03:58 PM
Land Launch Receives First Order with PanAmSat
Long Beach, Calif., July 28, 2005 -- Sea 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.
The effective date of the Land Launch contract is July 12, 2005. The
agreement provides for a Zent-3SLB vehicle to lift the PAS-11 satellite to
geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) from Baikonur by the end of the Second
Quarter of 2007. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, the 2,500 kg (5,500
lb) Star-2 spacecraft will be located at 43 degrees West Longitude to
provide television distribution services for Latin America. Previous Sea
Launch missions for PanAmSat include Galaxy 13/Horizons-1 in 2003, Galaxy 3C
in 2002 and PAS-9 in 2000.
For Land Launch missions, both the satellite and the launch vehicle will be
processed and launched from existing Zenit processing and launch facilities
at the Baikonur launch complex. Optimizing on heritage hardware, systems and
expertise, Land Launch uses a Zenit-3SLB version of the Sea Launch Zenit-3SL
rocket to lift commercial satellites in the 2000-3500 kg range to GTO.
"The Land Launch system is well positioned to reliably and efficiently serve
the emerging market requirement for medium weight commercial satellites,"
said Jim Maser, president and general manager of Sea Launch. "We are proud
to have PanAmSat as an established, highly valued customer on our first Land
Launch mission. They have enjoyed working with our mature, proven Sea Launch
system and team on three successful missions to date and, now, they are
extending their trust to include Land Launch."
"For the past three years, PanAmSat has been challenging the industry to
rethink its approach towards asset deployment in what remains a marketplace
with generally higher supply than demand," said Jim Frownfelter, president
and chief operating officer of PanAmSat. "The use of smaller satellites can
significantly improve the industry's return on investment, provide higher
reliability, and enable manageable contingency and recovery plans which
allow for a more robust network architecture. We are extremely pleased Sea
Launch, SIS and the Russian Space Agency have embraced this philosophy by
applying the reliable Sea Launch technology that PanAmSat has come to trust
towards the efficient deployment of smaller satellite platforms."
About Land Launch
The Land Launch program is based on the collaboration of the Sea Launch
Company and Space International Services (SIS), both international
companies, to meet the launch needs of an emerging market for dedicated
commercial launches in the medium spacecraft mass range. Sea Launch and SIS
provide commercial customers with mission management while SIS is
responsible for hardware production and launch operations. Land Launch uses
Boeing's experience and hardware acceptance procedures that have contributed
to the outstanding launch record of the Sea Launch system. Launches are
executed with the firm support of the Russian Federal Space Agency, headed
by Mr. A. N. Perminov. For additional information, please go to:
www.sea-launch.com/land-launch/index.html
About PanAmSat
Through its owned and operated fleet of 23 satellites, PanAmSat (NYSE:PA) is
a leading global provider of video, broadcasting and network distribution
and delivery services. It transmits 1,991 television channels worldwide and,
as such, is the leading carrier of standard and high-definition signals. In
total, the Company's in-orbit fleet is capable of reaching over 98 percent
of the world's population through cable television systems, broadcast
affiliates, direct-to-home operators, Internet service providers and
telecommunications companies. In addition, PanAmSat supports the largest
concentration of satellite-based business networks in the U.S., as well as
specialized communications services in remote areas throughout the world.
For more information, visit the Company's web site at: www.panamsat.com
About Space International Services
Space International Services is a Moscow-based venture, founded by SDO
Yuzhnoye and PO Yuzhmash of Ukraine, RSC Energia, the Design Bureau of
Transport Machinery (KBTM), TseNKI (Center for Ground-based Space
Infrastructure) and Ural Mining and Metallurgy Company (OAO UGMK) of Russia,
with the support of the Russian Federal Space Agency.
About Sea Launch
Sea Launch Company, LLC, based in Long Beach, Calif., provides reliable
heavy lift launch services to commercial satellite customers. Its
international partners include Boeing (U.S.), Kvaerner ASA (Norway), RSC
Energia (Russia) and SDO Yuzhnoye/PO Yuzhmash (Ukraine). Established in
1995, Sea Launch (www.sea-launch.com ) has completed 16 successful missions
to date.
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Contact:
Paula Korn
562.499.4729 or 562.254.5684 (mobile)
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Long Beach, Calif., July 28, 2005 -- Sea 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.
The effective date of the Land Launch contract is July 12, 2005. The
agreement provides for a Zent-3SLB vehicle to lift the PAS-11 satellite to
geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) from Baikonur by the end of the Second
Quarter of 2007. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, the 2,500 kg (5,500
lb) Star-2 spacecraft will be located at 43 degrees West Longitude to
provide television distribution services for Latin America. Previous Sea
Launch missions for PanAmSat include Galaxy 13/Horizons-1 in 2003, Galaxy 3C
in 2002 and PAS-9 in 2000.
For Land Launch missions, both the satellite and the launch vehicle will be
processed and launched from existing Zenit processing and launch facilities
at the Baikonur launch complex. Optimizing on heritage hardware, systems and
expertise, Land Launch uses a Zenit-3SLB version of the Sea Launch Zenit-3SL
rocket to lift commercial satellites in the 2000-3500 kg range to GTO.
"The Land Launch system is well positioned to reliably and efficiently serve
the emerging market requirement for medium weight commercial satellites,"
said Jim Maser, president and general manager of Sea Launch. "We are proud
to have PanAmSat as an established, highly valued customer on our first Land
Launch mission. They have enjoyed working with our mature, proven Sea Launch
system and team on three successful missions to date and, now, they are
extending their trust to include Land Launch."
"For the past three years, PanAmSat has been challenging the industry to
rethink its approach towards asset deployment in what remains a marketplace
with generally higher supply than demand," said Jim Frownfelter, president
and chief operating officer of PanAmSat. "The use of smaller satellites can
significantly improve the industry's return on investment, provide higher
reliability, and enable manageable contingency and recovery plans which
allow for a more robust network architecture. We are extremely pleased Sea
Launch, SIS and the Russian Space Agency have embraced this philosophy by
applying the reliable Sea Launch technology that PanAmSat has come to trust
towards the efficient deployment of smaller satellite platforms."
About Land Launch
The Land Launch program is based on the collaboration of the Sea Launch
Company and Space International Services (SIS), both international
companies, to meet the launch needs of an emerging market for dedicated
commercial launches in the medium spacecraft mass range. Sea Launch and SIS
provide commercial customers with mission management while SIS is
responsible for hardware production and launch operations. Land Launch uses
Boeing's experience and hardware acceptance procedures that have contributed
to the outstanding launch record of the Sea Launch system. Launches are
executed with the firm support of the Russian Federal Space Agency, headed
by Mr. A. N. Perminov. For additional information, please go to:
www.sea-launch.com/land-launch/index.html
About PanAmSat
Through its owned and operated fleet of 23 satellites, PanAmSat (NYSE:PA) is
a leading global provider of video, broadcasting and network distribution
and delivery services. It transmits 1,991 television channels worldwide and,
as such, is the leading carrier of standard and high-definition signals. In
total, the Company's in-orbit fleet is capable of reaching over 98 percent
of the world's population through cable television systems, broadcast
affiliates, direct-to-home operators, Internet service providers and
telecommunications companies. In addition, PanAmSat supports the largest
concentration of satellite-based business networks in the U.S., as well as
specialized communications services in remote areas throughout the world.
For more information, visit the Company's web site at: www.panamsat.com
About Space International Services
Space International Services is a Moscow-based venture, founded by SDO
Yuzhnoye and PO Yuzhmash of Ukraine, RSC Energia, the Design Bureau of
Transport Machinery (KBTM), TseNKI (Center for Ground-based Space
Infrastructure) and Ural Mining and Metallurgy Company (OAO UGMK) of Russia,
with the support of the Russian Federal Space Agency.
About Sea Launch
Sea Launch Company, LLC, based in Long Beach, Calif., provides reliable
heavy lift launch services to commercial satellite customers. Its
international partners include Boeing (U.S.), Kvaerner ASA (Norway), RSC
Energia (Russia) and SDO Yuzhnoye/PO Yuzhmash (Ukraine). Established in
1995, Sea Launch (www.sea-launch.com ) has completed 16 successful missions
to date.
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Contact:
Paula Korn
562.499.4729 or 562.254.5684 (mobile)
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info