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Sea Launch Prepares for the Launch of Intelsat 27
Bern, Switzerland, Jan 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) --
The Sea Launch vessels have departed Sea Launch Home Port in
Long Beach, Calif., for the equator, in preparation for the launch
of the Intelsat 27 satellite. Liftoff is scheduled for 22:56
Pacific Standard Time on January 30, 2013 (06:56 UTC, on January
31st) at the opening of the 58-minute launch
window.
Upon their arrival at the launch site at 154 degrees West
longitude, the Sea Launch team will initiate a 72-hour
countdown. After ballasting the launch platform
Odyssey to launch depth, the team will roll out and erect
a Zenit-3SL rocket on the launch pad, execute final tests and
proceed with fueling operations and launch. Prior to fueling, all
personnel on the launch platform will transfer to the Sea
Launch Commander for the duration of the mission. The team
monitors both marine and launch operations remotely from the ship,
positioned about four miles up range of the platform.
On launch day, the Zenit-3SL vehicle will lift the
6,215-kilogram (13,702 lbs.) Intelsat 27 spacecraft into
geosynchronous transfer orbit. Based on the Boeing
702MP mid-level power platform, Intelsat 27 is designed to
provide 15 or more years of satellite service. The satellite will
support customers in North America, South America, the Atlantic
Ocean region and Europe, and will host a UHF communications payload
for use in military applications. The launch will mark
Intelsat's completion of the world's first global broadband
mobility platform, which will provide uninterrupted connectivity to
customers at sea, on land and in the air.
Intelsat 27 will be located at the 304.5 degrees East orbital
position currently occupied by Intelsat 805 and Galaxy 11.
About Sea Launch AG
Sea Launch AG, headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, provides
launch solutions to the industry's satellite operator community
based on the Zenit launch system. These services include the
provision of all-inclusive launch services incorporating schedule
assurance, financing, risk management; insurance and creative
contracting solutions to meet the changing demands of the
commercial launch market. Sea Launch AG owns and manages the
primary technology, patent and other intellectual property and
tangible assets of the company. These include the launch platform
Odyssey and the Sea Launch Commander vessels
located in the Home Port facility in Long Beach, California, and
the unique know-how associated with launching satellites from an
ocean-based launch platform located directly on the equator.
The Sea Launch system offers the most direct and cost-effective
route to geostationary orbit for commercial communications
satellites, providing diversity of supply, affordability and
flexibility for the industry's satellite operators. For more
information, please visit the Sea Launch website at: www.sea-launch.com.
CONTACT: Peter Stier
+1 (562) 499-4726
peter.g.stier@sea-launch.com
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