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SPACEWAYTM North America

Bandwidth-on-Demand

Spaceway 1, 2, 3 satellite animation (Neg#: 02PR-01579E)

Customer Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corporation)
Spacecraft Boeing 702
Quantity Two
Launch
   Date
   Vehicle
   Site		 #1
2003
Sea Launch
Pacific Ocean		 #2
2005
Sea Launch
Pacific Ocean


Orbital slot 99 degrees West longitude
Remaining slots TBD
Contract life 12.6 years

SPACEWAYTM is Hughes next generation broadband satellite network that will provide high-speed, two-way communications for Internet, data, voice, video and multimedia applications. The initial contract includes three Boeing 702 geostationary satellites built by Boeing Satellite Systems, (BSS) and will operate in the Ka-band spectrum. The first orbital slot is currently planned for 99 degrees west longitude.

The spacecraft are the next generation in satellite communications technology, with approximately 5 to 8 times the capacity of today's satellites. SPACEWAY will enable a full-mesh digital IP network that will interconnect with a wide variety of end-user equipment and systems such as personal computers, servers, local area networks, and home networks. This broadband satellite network will provide a range of innovative applications, enterprise-wide, throughout North America.

Artist rendering of Spaceway 1,2,3 satellite shown stowed and deployed.
Stowed (left); In Orbit (right)

The SPACEWAY satellites feature innovative, on-board digital processors, packet switching and spot beam technology. Spot beam technology will enable the satellite to provide services to small terminals, while on-board routers will enable mesh connectivity; users of the system will be able to directly communicate with any other user of the system without requiring connection through a central hub.

Boeing Satellite Systems is the world's leading manufacturer of commercial communications satellites and a major provider of space systems, satellites and payloads for national defense, science and environmental applications.

SPACEWAY SPECIFICATIONS

PAYLOAD
Ka-band Regenerative processing payload with hopping downlink spot beams, capacity of 10 GBps per spacecraft
POWER
Solar
   End of life

   Panels
Source Power 12.3 kW (summer solstice)

2 wings each w/5 panels of triple-junction gallium arsenide solar cells
Batteries 45 cell NiH2
PROPULSION
Liquid apogee engine 100lbf (445N)
Stationkeeping Thrusters - XIPS 4x25 cm
0.018 lb (79mN) (low power)
0.038 lb (165mN) (high power)
Bi-Prop Axia
Bi Prop E-W		 4 5lb (22N)
4 2lb (10N)
ANTENNAS
Receive Multihorn shaped beam with dual offset fed Cassegrain reflectors
Transmit 1500 element phased array, 2m diameter, forming multiple hopping spot beams
DIMENSIONS
In orbit L, solar arrays: 134.2 ft (40.9m)
W, antennas: 24.0 ft (7.3m)
Stowed H: 16.6 ft (5.1 m)
W: 11.2 ft x 10.6 ft (3.4 m x 3.2 m)
Mass
   tab;Launch at Separation
5993 kg (13201 lbs)
In-orbit
   (beginning of life)   

    End of life
3832 kg (8441 lbs)

3691 kg (8130 lbs)

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