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| ASIAN MOBILE SATELLITE SYSTEM -- Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc. will provide a satellite-based mobile phone system to Asia-Pacific Mobile Telecommunications Satellite (APMT) Pte. Ltd. Featuring 7 kilowatts of power and a 12.25-meter L-band antenna, the APMT system will provide the infrastructure to support residents in Asia-Pacific countries reaching north to China, south to Indonesia, east to Japan, and west to Pakistan. The APMT system is capable of supporting 16,000 voice circuits simultaneously. The first APMT satellite, an HS GEM spacecraft model designed specifically for geomobile communications, will be available for a Long March 3B launch in 2000. APMT is designed to provide a minimum of 12 years of service from its orbital slot between 95 degrees and 125 degrees East longitude. |
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