Sea Launch lands O3b contract
Posted: Wed, Sep 24, 2008, 7:23 AM ET (1123 GMT)
Sea Launch announced this week that it has won a contract to launch a network of communications satellites for a startup venture. O3b Networks will launch its initial system of 16 medium Earth orbit satellites on a pair of Zenit-3SL launches, with the first scheduled in late 2010. Sea Launch will develop a new payload adapter to accommodate eight spacecraft, each weighing about 700 kilograms, on a single vehicle. O3b unveiled earlier this month its plans to develop its MEO satellite constellation to provide broadband data services to underserved regions of the globe. The satellites will be built by Thales Alenia Space.
Sea Launch announced this week that it has won a contract to launch a network of communications satellites for a startup venture. O3b Networks will launch its initial system of 16 medium Earth orbit satellites on a pair of Zenit-3SL launches, with the first scheduled in late 2010. Sea Launch will develop a new payload adapter to accommodate eight spacecraft, each weighing about 700 kilograms, on a single vehicle. O3b unveiled earlier this month its plans to develop its MEO satellite constellation to provide broadband data services to underserved regions of the globe. The satellites will be built by Thales Alenia Space.| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Friday, March 20
Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB scheduled for Friday afternoon
KEYT-TV Santa Barbara, CA — 7:04 am ET (1104 GMT) Blue Origin Formally Enters Race to Develop Data Centers in Space
Wall Street Journal — 7:03 am ET (1103 GMT) Blue Origin Joins the Race for Orbital Data Centers With 51K Satellite Plan
PC Magazine — 7:02 am ET (1102 GMT) How we protected the UK and space in February 2026
UK Space Agency — 7:02 am ET (1102 GMT) L3Harris Technologies completes Space Surveillance Telescope refurbishment
Australian Defence Magazine — 7:02 am ET (1102 GMT) |
