Atlas 3 Contracted to Launch MBSat

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Atlas 3 Contracted to Launch MBSat

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An Atlas III will launch MBSat in the fourth quarter of 2003. International Launch Services (ILS) signed an agreement with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to launch MBSat, which will provide services to mobile users in Japan and South Korea.

SS/L is building the ~3800 kg (~8375 lbm) satellite for Mobile Broadcasting Corp. (MBCO). The MBSat is spacecraft based on Loral’s LS 1300 spacecraft bus. The S-Band mobile broadcasting system will use Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) and 2.6GHz SFN that was authorized by Telecommunication Technology Council of Japan in 1999. The satellite is planned to have 7.400 kW of power, and a design life of more than 12 years.

Mobile Broadcasting Corp. was established May 29, 1998, in Japan to provide cars and mobile terminals with digital satellite broadcasting. MBCO's partners include 55 companies. For more information, visit www.mbco.co.jp

The MBCO partners are: Toshiba Corp., SK Telecom, NTT Data Corp., Toyota Motor Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co.,Ltd., Nippon Television Network Corp., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd., NIPPONKOA Insurance Co.,Ltd., TOKIO Marine and Fire Insurance Co.,Ltd., US Company, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.,Ltd., TAKARA Co.,Ltd., WOWOW Inc., DENTSU Inc., Alpine Electronics Inc., TOKYO FM Broadcasting Co.,Ltd., HAKUHODO Inc., SANKI, DENSO Corp., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., MITSUI Co.,Ltd., Nihon Keizai Shinbun Inc., Yokogawa Electric Corp., DAIMEI Telecom Engineering Corp., Space Communications Corp., TOPPAN Printing Co.,Ltd., The Tokai Bank,Ltd., The Fuji Bank,Ltd., The Sanwa Bank,Ltd., Aioi Insurance Co.,Ltd., Pioneer Corp., Clarion Co.,Ltd., Sharp Corp., Daihatsu Motor Co.,Ltd., Tokyu Agency Inc., DAI NIPPON Printing Co.,Ltd., Hitachi,Ltd., Kenwood Corp., AISIN AW Co.,Ltd., Fujitsu Ten Ltd., Commuture Corp., IMAGICA Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., SANYO Electric Co.,Ltd., Tokyo Broadcasting System,Inc., NIPPON Broadcasting System,Inc., Nihon Cultural Broadcasting Inc., NIHON Short-wave Broadcasting Co.,Ltd., RF Radio Nippon Co.,Ltd., Tokai Radio Broadcasting Co.,Ltd., Mainichi Broadcasting System,Inc., Asahi Broadcasting Corp., Chubu-nippon Broadcasting Co.,Ltd., Osaka Broadcasting Corp.

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June 11, 2002