Mabuhay Satellite Corporation (MSC) and Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced that they have signed an agreement for the sale and purchase of the business of MSC. The closing of the transaction will occur upon the issuance of the necessary regulatory US governmental approvals. MSC's Agila-2 satellite is a Space Systems/Loral FS-1300 spacecraft launched in August 1997. The satellite has a payload consisting of 24 Standard C-Band and 6 Extended C-Band transponders covering Asia from India to … [Read more...] about Asia Broadcast Satellite to acquire Mabuhay Satellite Corporation
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GT Satellite Systems and Asia Broadcast Satellite sign multiple transponder deal for Russian DTH platform on ABS-2
GT Satellite Systems S.A. (GTSS) and Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced that they have signed a long term, multiple transponder deal to provide GTSS with expansion capacity on the new ABS-2 satellite scheduled to be launched in 2012. As part of the multi-year contract, GTSS will significantly expand its existing capacity on ABS-1 by leasing multiple Ku-band transponders on the ABS-2 Russia/CIS Beam for further expansion of its TV distribution services from the most popular CATV channels … [Read more...] about GT Satellite Systems and Asia Broadcast Satellite sign multiple transponder deal for Russian DTH platform on ABS-2
Asia Broadcast Satellite to acquire Koreasat-2
KT Corporation and Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced that they have signed the sale and purchase of the Koreasat-2 satellite. The closing of the sale will occur upon the issuance of the necessary US governmental approvals. The Koreasat-2 satellite is a Lockheed Martin G3000 spacecraft launched in January 1996. The satellite has a Ku-band payload with 16 x 36MHz FSS Ku-band transponders and 6 x 27MHz DBS Ku-band transponders. As a result of the transaction, the Koreasat-2 will be renamed … [Read more...] about Asia Broadcast Satellite to acquire Koreasat-2
Asia Broadcast Satellite to acquire Koreasat-2
KT Corporation and Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced that they have signed the sale and purchase of the Koreasat-2 satellite. The closing of the sale will occur upon the issuance of the necessary US governmental approvals. The Koreasat-2 satellite is a Lockheed Martin G3000 spacecraft launched in January 1996. The satellite has a Ku-band payload with 16 x 36MHz FSS Ku-band transponders and 6 x 27MHz DBS Ku-band transponders. As a result of the transaction, the Koreasat-2 will be renamed … [Read more...] about Asia Broadcast Satellite to acquire Koreasat-2
Asia Broadcast Satellite announces ABS-2
Asia Broadcast Satellite announced that it has selected Space Systems/Loral to manufacture the ABS-2 spacecraft which is scheduled for launch in 2012 with Arianespace. It will be launched by an Ariane 5 ECA from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. ABS-2 will be the most powerful commercial satellite ever launched in the Asia Pacific region with nearly 14 KW of payload power and up to a total of 78 active C-band, Ku-band and Kaband transponders across 8 different beams. … [Read more...] about Asia Broadcast Satellite announces ABS-2
Asia Broadcast Satellite announces ABS-2
Asia Broadcast Satellite announced that it has selected Space Systems/Loral to manufacture the ABS-2 spacecraft which is scheduled for launch in 2012 with Arianespace. It will be launched by an Ariane 5 ECA from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. ABS-2 will be co-located with ABS-1 at 75 degrees East Longitude. The ABS-1 satellite is one of the most successful satellites in Asia Pacific in terms of fill rate with more than 14 years of fuel life remaining. ABS-2 … [Read more...] about Asia Broadcast Satellite announces ABS-2