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December 3rd, 2002, 05:19 AM

New Satellite Service for Canada...
Nimiq 2 Ready for Launch

Canada, get ready for your next DBS satellite.

The Nimiq 2 satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems for Telesat Canada, was shipped last week from production facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif., to Baikonur, Kazakhstan, where it will be readied for a late December launch. The flight will take place aboard a Proton booster provided by International Launch Services.

Nimiq 2, a high power Ku-Band satellite, will provide direct broadcast services across Canada from its orbital location at 91 degrees. The spacecraft features 32 active 24 Ku-Band transponders, and also has a Ka-Band payload.

Earlier this year, Telesat Canada was selected to build the uplink facility Canadian DBS provider Bell ExpressVu will use to access the Telesat Nimiq 2 satellite. The project was expected to be completed in November.

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