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  • AsiaSat 9 set for 28 September launch

    MUMBAI: AsiaSat 9, AsiaSat’s most powerful satellite, is set for launch on 28 September Moscow time 09:50pm (29 September Baikonur time 00:50am, Hong Kong time 2:50am) on a Proton M/Breeze M rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, after being in storage at Space Systems Loral’s facility with its Pre-ship Review passed in April.

    AsiaSat 9, Asia’s next generation satellite, will replace AsiaSat 4 at 122 degrees East longitude. Designed  with  innovative  and  cutting  edge  features,  this  new  satellite  will  deliver  significantly improved performance and higher efficiency for customers’ services.

    New services on AsiaSat 9 include the world’s first dedicated Ku-band Myanmar beam and the new Ku-band Indonesia and Mongolia beams, in addition to two enhanced Ku-band beams serving Australasia and East Asia, and a C-band footprint that offers wider high-power coverage over Asia, Australasia and the Pacific region. AsiaSat 9’s five Ku-band beams are equipped with cross-strap beam switching capability to provide flexible coverage.

    “We are excited to announce the launch date of the AsiaSat 9 mission following the long-awaited return of Proton’s service and its recent successful launch in June.  With our newest satellite AsiaSat 9, we are primed to serve existing customers and new users as we reach a new milestone, presenting more  cost-efficient  opportunities,  enhanced  quality  and  faster  services  for  applications  through mobility,  broadband  data  networks,  and  DTH  services.  As  we  have  broadened  our  scope  and innovated to  provide  advanced satellite solutions,  we are confident  in the opportunities satellite services create for future broadcasting and communications throughout the Asia-Pacific region,” said AsiaSat president and CEO Andrew Jordan.

    Manufactured by Space Systems Loral, AsiaSat 9 is an SSL 1300E satellite equipped with 28 C-band and 32 Ku-band transponders, and a Ka-band payload. Unique features onboard the AsiaSat 9 spacecraft include the most powerful C-band TWTA at 110 watts, combined with special filter design to achieve higher bandwidth for higher throughput, an increase of 23 per cent across wider coverage; fitted hall effect thrusters and star tracker to achieve higher stability and reliability in satellite operation, and better performance at the edge of beam coverage.

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  • Hitachi Kokusai delivers SNG transmission uplink vehicle to JRTV

    MUMBAI: Broadcasting systems and surveillance system manufacturing company Hitachi Kokusai Electric Turkey Systems has announced the delivery and commissioning of a new satellite news gathering (SNG) transmission uplink vehicle to Jordanian state broadcaster, Jordan Radio and Television (JRTV).

    The broadcaster is known as a regional pioneer in satellite news gathering operations and this new SNG transmission vehicle will add further state-of-the-art production resources to its extensive field-based news team. Throughout this project, Hitachi Kokusai worked closely with its local partner, Amman-based HEAT for Engineering and Technology.

    Designed and built at Hitachi Kokusai design and manufacturing centre in Istanbul, the vehicle is a bespoke solution, designed to meet the exact SNG transmission needs of JRTV. Based on the Mercedes Sprinter van, the OB vehicle integrates a PDA 150 Ku Band Drive News antenna and 1:1 400W Ku Band TWTA and MPEG-2/4 HD compression system and a built-in automatic levelling system.

    Also, the vehicle includes a high-power air conditioning system, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system and a power generator, ensuring reliable standalone operation even in the most extreme Jordanian climate conditions.

    HEAT for Engineering and Technology founder and CEO Omar Hikmat said, “In order to support JRTV’s field-based production teams, we had a specific set of requirements from this vehicle. Hitachi’s ability to take a standard Mercedes vehicle and create a totally bespoke solution to our customer’s needs is impressive. It passed all JRTV’s acceptance tests with ease and already it is fully operational.”

    The sale of this vehicle to JRTV is seen as being strategically important to Hitachi Kokusai since JRTV is regarded as one of the leading regional broadcasters in terms of their application of new technologies.