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11-26-2007, 10:10 AM
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Latency will always be a problem with satellite broadband, but satellite operator Inmarsat and the European Space Agency say they've started developing a new bird that offers five times the capacity of existing satellites. According to the EETimes (http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204203202), the new satellite will be one of the largest and most sophisticated ever built. Some additional detail on the Alphasat I-XL from the original press release (http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=24098):Alphasat I-XL will feature a new generation digital signal processor for the payload, and a 12-metre aperture antenna reflector. The spacecraft will have a launch mass of more than 6,000kg at launch, an electrical power of 12kW. Planned for launch in 2012, Alphasat I-XL has a design lifetime of 15 years.
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Latency will always be a problem with satellite broadband, but satellite operator Inmarsat and the European Space Agency say they've started developing a new bird that offers five times the capacity of existing satellites. According to the EETimes (http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204203202), the new satellite will be one of the largest and most sophisticated ever built. Some additional detail on the Alphasat I-XL from the original press release (http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=24098):Alphasat I-XL will feature a new generation digital signal processor for the payload, and a 12-metre aperture antenna reflector. The spacecraft will have a launch mass of more than 6,000kg at launch, an electrical power of 12kW. Planned for launch in 2012, Alphasat I-XL has a design lifetime of 15 years.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Europes-Super-Satellite-89735)