| PAS-6B FOR PANAMSAT -- Hughes Space and Communications Company will build PAS-6B for PanAmSat Corporation. Designed for 15 years of service, PAS-6B will provide direct-to-home television transmissions in South America. The HS 601HP spacecraft is scheduled for an Ariane launch in the fourth quarter of 1998 and features 32 Ku-band transponders, a xenon ion propulsion system, "XIPS," and highly efficient dual-junction gallium arsenide solar cells. |
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