Orbital ATK Delivers DIRECTV’s SKYM-1 Commercial Satellite to Launch Site
April 17 2015 - 8:37AM
Business Wire
Company Completes GEOStar-2-Based Spacecraft
in Just 20 Months
Launch Aboard Ariane 5 Rocket Scheduled for
Late May
Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and
defense technologies, today announced it delivered the SKY MEXICO-1
(SKYM-1) satellite to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana for
its DIRECTV customer. The SKYM-1 satellite, due to launch in late
May, will provide direct-to-home television broadcast services to
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean for DIRECTV.
SKYM-1 in Orbital ATK’s Dulles, Virginia
satellite manufacturing facility. (Photo: Business Wire)
The company produced the satellite at its Dulles, Virginia
manufacturing facility in just 20 months, four months ahead of the
original baseline schedule. The SKYM-1 satellite, which is based on
the flight-proven GEOStar-2TM platform, will now undergo pre-launch
preparations for a late May launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.
“Our ability to deliver this satellite well ahead of schedule
demonstrates the effective, experienced performance of our Orbital
ATK team. We take great pride in the short cycle manufacturing
process that results in high quality and reliable satellites for
our customers,” said Chris Richmond, Vice President and General
Manager of Orbital ATK’s commercial satellite division. “SKYM-1 is
our first satellite built for DIRECTV and represents what we hope
will be the start of a longstanding, successful relationship.”
"Orbital ATK's execution on this program has been phenomenal,"
said Phil Goswitz, Senior Vice President of Space and
Communications for DIRECTV. "Its program team worked with DIRECTV
to successfully manage several technical hurdles and delivered four
months ahead of schedule. Orbital ATK exceeded its commitment to
us, and that's what everyone is looking for in this industry."
About Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies. The company designs, builds and delivers space,
defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both
as a prime contractor and merchant supplier. Its main products
include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile
products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons,
armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space
components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.
Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, Orbital ATK employs more than
12,000 people in 20 states across the U.S. and in several
international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
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