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SingTel successfully launches satellite ST-2 - Channel NewsAsia
SingTel successfully launches satellite ST-2
Posted: 21 May 2011 1614 hrs
SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) has successfully launched Singapore's second commercial satellite, ST-2, into orbit following an impressive lift-off from Kourou, French Guiana.
At 4.38am Singapore time, the Ariane 5 ECA rocket rose from its launch pad, safely entering transfer orbit 250 kilometres above the earth.
Separation from the rocket occurred 27 minutes after lift-off.
Primary school pupils were invited by SingTel to witness the launch at the Seletar Satellite Earth Station.
Ms Chua Sock Koong, Group Chief Executive Officer of SingTel, said this is an exciting milestone for SingTel and Singapore.
She said satellite services play an important role in SingTel's overall vision for the Corporate Business market, enabling it to lead and shape key markets such as the maritime, oil and gas, media and broadcast, as well as logistics industries.
ST-2 - which is almost twice as powerful as ST-1, SingTel's first satellite - will help the company to meet growing customer demand for fixed and mobile satellite services.
ST-1, which was launched in 1998, will initially complement, and later be replaced by ST-2.
The new satellite, which was built by Melco, is a joint venture between SingTel and Chunghwa Telecom. It will provide 20 per cent more transponder capacity and a wider coverage footprint than ST-1.
SingTel has approximately 62 per cent share in the joint venture, while Chunghwa Telecom owns the remaining 38 per cent.
ST-2 will have a wide-ranging footprint of C-band and Ku-band coverage that will cover the Middle East, Central Asia, Indian sub-continent and South East Asia.
Apart from its high powered beams, it will also offer excellent switching capabilities to provide flexibility in meeting the demand required by different regions.
-CNA/ac
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