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Space
Communications Corporation (SCC) of Tokyo, Japan signed a contract
on September 28, 2001 for a BSS 601 communications satellite. The
satellite, Superbird 6, is scheduled to launch in the third
quarter of 2003. Financial details were not disclosed.
Superbird 6, to
be located at 158°E, will provide business telecommunication
services using Japan Beam and Steerable Beam. The satellite will
carry 23 Ku-band transponders and four Ka-band transponders.
Space
Communications Corporation (SCC), a Japanese satellite
communications service company, was established in 1985 by
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO),
and other Mitsubishi Group Companies.
Superbird
is the name of the series of high-performance communications
satellites owned and operated by SCC.
| Superbird
6
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SPACECRAFT
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| Int'l Designation |
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Scheduled
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| Owner / Sponsor |
Space
Communications Corporation (SCC)
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| Mission |
Telecommunications
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| Manufacturer / Model |
Boeing
Satellite Systems
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BSS 601
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| Launch Mass |
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| Dimensions, stowed |
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| Mission Orbit |
GSO
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158°E
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| Design Life |
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| Power (EOL) |
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LAUNCH
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| Launch Vehicle
Model |
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| Date / Time (UTC) |
2003
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FINANCIAL
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| Satellite cost |
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