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Space Systems/Loral Delivers Advanced WildBlue-1 Broadband
Communications Satellite to Launch Base
Built for WildBlue Communications, All Ka-Band Satellite Will Provide
Additional Capacity for Broadband Internet Access to Rural America
Palo Alto, CA - November 9, 2006 —Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the
world's leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that
it delivered WildBlue-1 to the Arianespace spaceport in Kourou, French
Guiana , where it is scheduled for launch in early December. Built for
WildBlue Communications, Inc., a provider of satellite broadband access
for rural areas, small cities, and locations with limited existing
broadband infrastructure, the satellite will enable WildBlue to triple
its customer capacity in the United States. Space Systems/Loral is a
subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (NASDAQ: LORL).
"We knew Space Systems/Loral had the right combination of experience and
technology to provide us with an advanced, high-power satellite,” said
David Leonard, chief executive officer of WildBlue Communications, Inc.
"WildBlue-1 will help the company keep pace with our rapidly increasing
customer demand. We are confident of the value and reliability that
WildBlue will experience from working with the leader in commercial
satellite manufacturing."
WildBlue-1 is one of the world's first commercial all Ka-band
satellites, which takes advantage of a different portion of the radio
spectrum with substantially more capacity than is available in the
Ku-band, a more common frequency used for satellite communications. The
technically advanced spacecraft is designed to provide fast and
affordable two-way wireless Internet access via satellite directly to
homes and small offices in communities throughout the contiguous United
States where terrestrial broadband access alternatives are either
limited or unavailable.
“Throughout the WildBlue-1 project, our companies shared a commitment to
teamwork and quality,” said John Celli, president of Space
Systems/Loral. “WildBlue is a bellwether for the success of broadband
services via satellite. The new satellite delivered today demonstrates
how an innovative and flexible satellite design, which meets some very
unique technical requirements, can continue to broaden the world's
ability to communicate.”
Space Systems/Loral is a premier designer, manufacturer, and integrator
of powerful satellites and satellite systems. SS/L also provides a range
of related services that include mission control operations and
procurement of launch services. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., the company
has an international base of commercial and government customers whose
applications include broadband digital communications, direct-to-home
broadcast, defense communications, environmental monitoring, and air
traffic control. SS/L satellites have amassed more than 1,300 years of
reliable on-orbit service. SS/L is ISO 9001:2000 certified. For more
information, visit www.ssloral.com.
Loral Space & Communications is a satellite communications company. In
addition to Space Systems/Loral, through its Skynet subsidiary Loral
owns and operates a fleet of telecommunications satellites used to
broadcast video entertainment programming, and for broadband data
transmission, Internet services and other value-added communications
services. For more information, visit Loral's web site at www.loral.com.
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