SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH FOR BOEING-BUILT PAS-10
Los Angeles, Calif., May 15, 2001 -- PAS-10, a Boeing 601HP satellite, was successfully launched last night aboard a Proton rocket. Liftoff occurred at 7:11 a.m. from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on May 15, (1:11 a.m. GMT on May 15 and 6:11 p.m. PDT on May 14), and the satellite's first signals were received about six-and-a-half hours later at Hartebeesthoek in South Africa, confirming that systems are operating normally.
PAS-10, built for PanAmSat Corporation by Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS), a unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), is the sixth Boeing satellite delivered to PanAmSat in 17 months.
"The launch of PAS-10 enables PanAmSat to meet its goals for international satellite services, and we congratulate them on meeting this important milestone," said Randy Brinkley, president of Boeing Satellite Systems. "By the end of summer, PanAmSat will have more than 900 transponders providing satellite-based video and data broadcasting services. BSS is proud of its role in helping PanAmSat to achieve this milestone."
The PAS-10 spacecraft will provide international services to Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe from 68.5 degrees East longitude. PAS-10 operates with a total of 48 active transponders, 24 in C-band and 24 in Ku-band. At time of launch, PAS-10 weighed 8,314 pounds (3,772 kilograms).
PanAmSat Corporation (NASDAQ:SPOT) is the world's premier provider of global video and data broadcasting services via satellite. Operating a global network of 21 in-orbit spacecraft and seven technical facilities, the company delivers entertainment and information to cable television systems, TV broadcast affiliates, direct-to-home TV operators, Internet service providers, telecommunications companies and corporations worldwide. PanAmSat will expand its global fleet to 22 spacecraft by year-end 2001.
BSS is the world's leading manufacturer of commercial communications satellites and a major provider of space systems, satellites, and payloads for national defense, science and environmental applications.
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), headquartered in Seattle, is the largest aerospace company in the world and the United States' leading exporter. It is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft, and the largest NASA contractor. The company's capabilities in aerospace also include rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, rocket engines, launch vehicles, and advanced information and communication systems. The company has an extensive global reach with customers in 145 countries and manufacturing operations throughout the United States, Canada and Australia.
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BOEING SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC.
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P.O. Box 92919 (S10/S323)
Los Angeles, CA 90009
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