Citation
(1998), "Hughes under contract for Russian TV satellite", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 70 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.1998.12770aab.025
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1998, MCB UP Limited
Hughes under contract for Russian TV satellite
Hughes under contract for Russian TV satellite
Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., has been awarded its first Russian contract for a telecommunications satellite, launch vehicle services, and ground station control equipment from BONUM-1. BONUM-1 is a subsidiary of Media Most, a major private Russian media group.
The new satellite, which will bear the name of its owner, will be an HS 376 highpower model satellite and will provide digital direct-to-home television services to the western part of Russia. The satellite is scheduled for delivery in-orbit in November 1998 and will be launched on a Boeing Delta II launch vehicle. Hughes will also provide the BONUM-1 ground satellite control equipment for use at the control centre, and will provide training to the satellite controllers.