Orbital ATK Awarded Contract for Intelsat Communications Satellite
January 08 2018 - 9:01AM
Business Wire
Galaxy 30 is Company’s 11th
GEOStar Satellite Ordered by Intelsat
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies, today announced the company has been awarded a
contract by Intelsat to build the Galaxy 30 communications
satellite. The satellite will be based on Orbital ATK’s highly
successful GEOStar-2™ satellite platform.
“Orbital ATK is proud to continue our legacy of producing high
quality satellites for our valuable customer, Intelsat,” said Amer
Khouri, Vice President of the Commercial Satellite Business at
Orbital ATK. “This long-lasting relationship with Intelsat
demonstrates Orbital ATK’s ability to provide satellites that meet
and exceed the expectations of our customers.”
“Galaxy 30 will be the 11th satellite Orbital ATK has built for
Intelsat, and represents the first satellite in the Galaxy fleet
replacement program,” said Ken Lee, Intelsat’s Senior Vice
President, Space Systems. “Galaxy 30 demonstrates our commitment to
our Galaxy cable distribution neighborhood, which has an unmatched
penetration of headends in the U.S. Our next generation video
distribution fleet will excel at traditional broadcast
applications, such as ultra-high definition distribution while at
the same time will be capable of supporting new network solutions
for applications such as over-the- top video and other distribution
requirements. In addition to its C-band payload, Galaxy 30
includes Ku- and Ka-band payloads to support broadband
applications. The GEOStar-2 design has the capabilities that will
allow us to advance our network architecture while still providing
incomparable economics for our customers.”
Galaxy 30 will be designed, built and tested at Orbital ATK’s
state-of-the-art satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles,
Virginia, and will primarily serve video markets in North America.
The satellite is scheduled to launch in early 2020.
Galaxy 30 will be the 41st commercial spacecraft built by
Orbital ATK for customers around the world. With its flight-proven
GEOStar-2 spacecraft platform, Orbital ATK is the world's leading
supplier of 1.5 - 5.5 kilowatt commercial geosynchronous (GEO)
communications satellites used to provide direct-to-home TV
broadcasting, cable program distribution, business data network
capacity, regional mobile communications and similar services. The
company has also manufactured three spacecraft on its new GEOStar-3
satellite platform which provides up to 8.0 kilowatt of payload
power and can accommodate virtually all types of commercial
communications payloads.
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
approximately 13,000 people across the U.S. and in several
international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
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