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Delays Seen For Canada's First High-Power DBS Satellite
Sept. 11, 1998
ExpressVu reported that its satellite provider, Telesat Canada, will not proceed with the launch of Canada's first high-power DBS satellite, a postponement which will delay start-up of an expanded, small dish service not only for ExpressVu but also for its competitor Star Choice.
ExpressVu was going to use 17 transponders aboard Nimiq, the DBS satellite planned by Telesat. Star Choice was slated for 15 transponders.
Telesat officials weren't available for comment. A statement from ExpressVu said Telesat and manufacturer Lockheed Martin Aerospace said the companies decided against launching Nimiq this month, but offered no details as to when lift-off might take place.
Nimiq was going to be launched aboard a Lockheed/International Launch Services Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakstan on Sept. 23.
ExpressVu said the postponement won't affect its business. "While a new DBS satellite this fall would have enabled us to further expand our service, our new compression systems give us the ability to add about 25 percent more programming on our existing satellite, on top of an already powerful 130 channel line-up, with even greater picture quality," said Michael Neuman, ExpressVu president and CEO.
"At about 160 channels, ExpressVu's TV channel line-up will be significantly larger than that of any Canadian cable company going into the Christmas season."
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