SingTel-Chunghwa satellite to launch in May

Dylan Bushell-Embling
06 Apr 2011
00:00

SingTel and Chunghwa Telecom have revealed plans to launch their second satellite in mid-May 2011.

The companies, which will own and operate the satellite in a joint venture, said the ST-2 satellite has completed assembly and testing.

It will replace the ST-1 satellite, which launched in August 1998, and was also a joint venture between the Singaporean and Taiwanese operators.

SingTel business vice president Bill Chang said the ST-2 will be nearly twice as powerful as its predecessor, have 20% more transponder capacity and a wider coverage footprint.

“ST-2 will help increase our capacity to meet growing customer demand for fixed and mobile satellite services in the broadcast, maritime and oil & gas industries.” he said.

The craft's C-band and Ku-band coverage will span central and southeast Asia, India and the middle east.

Chang said SingTel and Chunghwa had already leased over 70% of the ST-2's capacity. It was manufactured chiefly by Mitsubishi Electric.

SingTel's Australian subsidiary, Optus, owns and operates a fleet of five satellites. SingTel also leases capacity in a number of other global and regional satellites, and is a 45% partner in a joint venture with Hong Kong's APT Satellite.

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