Telesat Successfully Launches Nimiq 5 Broadcast Satellite
All Ku-band Payload to Support Growing Demand for Direct-to-Home TV Services in North America BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, September 18, 2009 – Telesat, the world’s fourth largest fixed satellite services operator, has successfully launched its state-of-the-art Nimiq 5 satellite. Nimiq 5 will utilize 32 high-powered Ku-band transponders to deliver a wide range of high definition and […]
Telesat Completes Agreement for Satellite Capacity with Bell TV and Echostar Corporation
Bell TV Commits to Construction of New Canadian Broadcast Satellite and EchoStar Will Use Entire Available Nimiq 5 Payload OTTAWA CANADA, September 17, 2009 – Telesat, the world’s fourth largest fixed satellite services operator, announced today that it has completed agreements for new satellite capacity with two of its key customers, Bell TV and EchoStar […]
Telesat’s Nimiq 5 in Final Preparations for Launch Scheduled September 18
New High Powered Satellite to Support Growing Demand For Direct-to-Home TV Services in North America OTTAWA, CANADA, August 17, 2009 – Telesat, the world’s fourth largest fixed satellite services operator, announced today that its new Nimiq 5 satellite is scheduled to launch on an ILS Proton vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September […]
