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Sat-UK #150a 12.11.97: SIRIUS 2 LAUNCHED
Sat-UK Report #150a (extra):
- Sirius 2 launched successfully at 21:48
wednesday 12th november 1997
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And now the news:
---------- Sirius 2 launched successfully at 21:48
The adrenaline was rushing as the countdown reached T-10 seconds tonight
in Kourou, French Guyana. At 21:48 UTC precisely, Sirius 2 and
Chakrawarta 1 successfully took off aboard Ariane flight V102. Sirius 2
was the first satellite to be injected into geostationary transfer
orbit, with Chakrawarta 1 following shortly afterwards. Sirius 2 will
provide 32 transponders of televisual enterainment to Northen and
Central Europe. Chakrawarta will be to first satellite in history to
provide the entire Indonesian archipelago with digital television. A
spokesperson from the Swedish Satellite Corporation (SSC) confirmed that
Sirius 3, the next bird to be placed at 5,2 degrees east, is planned to
be launched in October of 1998. Good luck on that venture. As for now,
we await confirmation of tests from Sirius 2 - if you got the time, get
looking at the different orbital positions. Sirius 2 is due to replaced
the aging Tele-X soon, which will probably be relocated in geostationary
orbit.
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