Superbird 6 Heads for Orbit Over Pacific
Credit: BOEING SATELLITE SYSTEMS
The 3.5-ton Japanese Space Communications Corp. (SCC) Superbird 6 is being maneuvered into geosynchronous orbit over the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, where the satcom will employ a new K a-band steerable beam antenna for high-definition television and high-speed commercial data services to...
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