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To: Ok2Launch who wrote (5888)	4/27/1999 4:09:00 PM
From: SafetyAgentMan	Respond to of 10852

Europe/USA: Eutelsat plan new satellite at contested slot (BBC Monitoring Media; 04/27/99) The Eutelsat organization has decided to reinforce its presence at the 12.5 degrees west orbital slot with a new satellite at that geostationary location. The slot has been occupied by an elderly Eutelsat satellite for some months. The Orion 2 satellite, operated by Loral-Orion is due to be launched to the nearby 12 degrees west position in August 1999. Eutelsat and Loral-Orion appear to be vying for the use of the same orbital slot. Following is the text of a press release by the European satellite organization Eutelsat: Paris, 27th April, 1999 Eutelsat's Board of Signatories, meeting in Paris from 18th to 21st April, took far-reaching decisions on deploying new satellite capacity for transatlantic and intra-European networks. These moves will enable Eutelsat, in view of its forthcoming restructuring, to meet its key strategic objectives to extend geographical reach by bridging the Atlantic from North and South America to Europe, and to reinforce its position as market leader throughout the European continent. The Board gave Eutelsat the go-ahead to finalize negotiations for the deployment of a new satellite for its Atlantic Gate position at 12.5 degrees west in first quarter 2001. The new satellite, called Atlantic Bird 1, will be a 20- transponder Ku-band satellite with beams over North and South America as well as a beam covering Europe, North Africa and the near Middle East. In the immediate term, Eutelsat will reinforce the Atlantic Gate mission by repositioning a Eutelsat II satellite at 12.5 degrees West. This satellite will join Eutelsat I-F5 which has been operational at 12.5 degrees West since early February. These key decisions will enable Eutelsat to satisfy three strategic goals: To meet high demand for intra-European business networks; To compete in the transatlantic market for Internet backbone and broadcasting contribution links; To embrace market demand for professional intranet and extranet networks and consumer services from America directly into Europe. With a current fleet of 15 satellites, Paris-based Eutelsat is Europe's leading satellite operator and ranks as one of the largest globally. In addition to pioneering the delivery of Internet backbone, push and cache services in Europe, Eutelsat's satellites broadcast more than 450 digital and analogue television channels to over 70 million satellite and cable homes, and are used for corporate networks, satellite newsgathering, telephony and mobile voice, data and positioning services. (Copyright 1999)

To: Ok2Launch who wrote (5888)	4/27/1999 6:21:00 PM
From: Ok2Launch	Respond to of 10852

News release on Orion 3 launch . . . HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Pending range availability, Boeing will attempt to launch a Delta III rocket carrying the Orion 3 satellite Tuesday, May 4. If another launch, planned for Friday, April 30, goes as scheduled, the Delta team could launch as early as Sunday, May 2. The last Delta III launch attempt ended in an on-pad abort, when ground- support software did not send the main-engine ignition command to the vehicle. The situation occurred when a computerized vehicle-systems check, run every tenth of a second, interrupted the ignition command due to a software error. The main engine ignition command was never issued and the launch was automatically aborted. The launch team replicated the problem and is testing the revised software. The launch windows for May 2 - 4 are 8:57 to 10:05, 8:56 to 10:05 and 8:56 to 10:04 p.m. EDT respectively. The Orion 3 satellite, built by Hughes Space and Communications, will be owned and operated by Loral Space & Communications. The spacecraft will expand the C-band and Ku-band coverage area of Loral's satellite service fleet to include the entire Asia-Pacific region including Korea, China, Japan, Australia, India, Southeast Asia, Oceania and Hawaii. SOURCE Boeing Company