Telesat Plans New Broadcasting Satellite
By Michael A. Taverna
PARIS — Telesat of Canada says it has signed up an anchor customer that will enable it to purchase and launch a new direct-to-home spacecraft.
The customer, Canadian digital TV service provider Shaw Direct, will lease 16 extended Ku-band transponders for the full, 15-year life of the new satellite, which will be inserted at a slot at 107.3 W. Long ...
