JSAT Report On JCSAT-1B Satellite Anomaly

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Beam coverage of JCSAT-1B. Red line= Japan beam (ku band); Yellow = Asia Zone Beam (Ku band); Green = Hawaii Beam (Ku band). Image: JSAT.

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 20, 2005
JSAT Corporation reported Wednesday that its JCSAT-1B communications satellite experienced an anomaly on January 17, 2005 at 21:26 JST, leading to difficulties with services provided by the satellite. Below are details of the incident to date and how JSAT is responding.

+ Current situation- All channels provided by the satellite are still unavailable.

+ Developments to date- JSAT has determined that its JCSAT-1B satellite experienced an anomaly in one of its thrusters. Preparations are currently being made to operate the satellite using its remaining functional thrusters. To cover all possibilities, JSAT has also begun moving its back-up satellite into the orbital position of JCSAT-1B.

+ Response by JSAT- JSAT expects to steadily begin restoring services provided by JCSAT-1B from around 03:00 JST on January 19 (Wed.), 2005. JSAT apologizes to customers and asks for their understanding regarding this incident.

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Indosat Signs Multi-Transponder Deal With Intelsat

London, UK (SPX) Jan 19, 2005
Intelsat today announced that PT Indosat Tbk. (Indosat) has signed a four-year, multi-transponder contract for leased capacity with Intelsat in order to support the growth of its satellite-based, cellular and other telecommunications backhaul services within Indonesia.

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