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AASC receives award from Boeing Satellite

06/09/2011

 

AASC received an Award from Boeing Satellite for the successful delivery of the Bus & Payload Structural Panels & Assemblies for the first 702MP Spacecraft, Intelsat IS-22

Boeing has built 52 communications satellites for Intelsat Ltd., the leading provider of fixed satellite services worldwide. In July 2009, Intelsat became Boeing's first customer for the Boeing 702MP satellite.

IS-22, the first of the four Boeing-built Intelsat satellites, will carry 24 C-band and 18 Ku-band transponders for commercial use, as well as an Ultra-High Frequency UHF hosted payload. IS-22 is scheduled for launch in 2012 and will operate in a 72 degrees east orbital slot over the Indian Ocean.

The Intelsat satellites incorporate low-risk, proven technologies based on the Boeing 702HP satellite. The payload is powered by two solar wings, each with three to four panels of ultra triple-junction gallium arsenide solar cells. Intelsat's new satellites will utilize Boeing Lean manufacturing, which streamlines manufacturing and test through reduced assembly steps, more efficient operational layout and an enhanced supplier management philosophy based on a product line rather than program approach. Because of the modular design, common manufacturing processes such as pulse line and manufacturing line production can be leveraged to accelerate the manufacturing cycle, leading to a faster delivery for the customer.

Boeing introduced the 702MP spacecraft in 2009 to meet the needs of customers seeking satellites in the middle-level power ranges. Its flexible design supports payloads that range in power from six to 12 kilowatts. The 702MP provides the high-capability features inherent in the flight-proven Boeing 702HP satellite model, but with a substantially updated satellite bus structure and simplified propulsion system. Designed to provide 15 or more years of satellite service, the 702MP platform is able to accommodate hosted payloads (such as sensors, UHF and Ka-band) for additional flexibility in customer business planning. The Boeing 702MP is compatible with the Atlas, Ariane, Proton and Sea Launch launch vehicles. The 702MP satellite is designed and built at The Boeing Company's satellite integration and test complex in El Segundo, Calif.