Ka-Sat net-dedicated spacecraft ready for launch

Gerald · 12-25-10, 05:35 PM

Europe is about to get a second satellite dedicated to delivering broadband internet connections.The six-tonne Ka-Sat will be launched atop a Proton rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan in a flight expected to last nine hours and 12 minutes.The Eutelsat-operated spacecraft will concentrate its services on customers in the so-called "not-spots" of Europe.It is estimated that tens of millions of households in these areas cannot get a decent terrestrial connection.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12065466

Note: 25 December 2010 Last updated at 17:31 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Ka-Sat net-dedicated spacecraft ready for launch Europe is about to get a second satellite dedicated to delivering broadband internet connections.The six-tonne Ka-Sat will be launched atop a Proton rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan in a flight expected to last nine hours and 12 minutes.The Eutelsat-operated spacecraft will concentrate its services on customers in the so-called "not-spots" of Europe.It is estimated that tens of millions of households in these areas cannot get a decent terrestrial connection. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12065466 Note: 25 December 2010 Last updated at 17:31 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie