Denver, USA - August 10, 2017 - A team of engineers and technicians at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed the integration of the company's first modernized A2100 satellite. The spacecraft, known as Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1, now moves into final assembly and testing, on track for launch in the second quarter of 2018. Built for Arabsat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, the satellite will provide advanced telecommunications capabilities, including television, internet, telephone and secure mode communications, to customers in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
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A2100 Satellite
In a clean room near Denver, Lockheed Martin’s first modernized A2100 satellite has undergone the important integration process of three major subsystems.
August 10, 2017
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Denver, USA - August 10, 2017
• Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 Communications Satellite Moves to Final Assembly
A team of engineers and technicians at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed the integration of the company's first modernized A2100 satellite.
The spacecraft, known as Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1, now moves into final assembly and testing, on track for launch in the second quarter of 2018.
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Commercial Space
Space technology connects millions of people around the world. And, as people become more mobile, satellites create a seamless connection no matter where you travel.
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Built for Arabsat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, the satellite will provide advanced telecommunications capabilities, including television, internet, telephone and secure mode communications, to customers in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
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WorldView-4
WorldView-4 will be DigitalGlobe’s next very high resolution imaging satellite providing high resolution and color imagery to commercial, government and international customers.
WorldView-4 will provide map-accurate images with a new, high-resolution camera provided by Harris Corporation.
In addition to delivering critical geospatial situational awareness and global security information to intelligence analysts, war fighters and decision makers, commercial users will also benefit from access to imagery from WorldView-4.
The satellite is fully integrated, tested and ready for launch call-up.
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"We've modeled this activity in our virtual reality lab hundreds of times, but this is the first time we've performed the integration activity of our modernized A2100 satellite in a clean room," said Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems.
"Mating the scalable modules together in a precise method was a critical step for the program, and the team did an exceptional job."
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Arabsat 6A and Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1
Arabsat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) selected Lockheed Martin to manufacture two A2100 communications satellites.
These new satellites will ensure and guarantee Arabsat expansion through the additional services that will provide advanced telecommunications capabilities, including television, internet, telephone and secure communications, to customers in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Arabsat 6A will be located at 30.5 degrees East and Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 will be located at 39 degrees East.
Both satellites will be designed for a 15-year service life.
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This milestone on a modernized A2100 satellite sees the hybrid propulsion integrated with the payload module and transponder panels.
Using a combination of electrical Hall current thrusters and liquid apogee engine, the propulsion subsystem serves as the structural backbone of the satellite and is essential for maneuvering it into its final orbit as well as keeping it on station throughout its mission.
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The modernized A2100 builds on a flight-proven bus that is the foundation for more than 40 satellites in orbit today.
Through an internally-funded, multi-year modernization effort, Lockheed Martin has enhanced the spacecraft's power, propulsion and electronics, while also adopting the latest advanced engineering and manufacturing techniques to decrease production costs and timelines.
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There are five modernized A2100 satellites currently under contract to Lockheed Martin.
They are designed for a host of missions and customers around the globe.
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