Boeing Awarded Contract for Direct-to-Home Entertainment Satellite
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 14, 2008 -- Boeing has been awarded a contract to build a commercial satellite for ProtoStar Ltd. The 601 HP-model spacecraft will deliver direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television programming and broadband Internet access throughout Asia. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Scheduled to launch in 2009, the ProtoStar II satellite will feature high-powered capacity and significantly expand ProtoStar's capacity throughout the Asia-Pacific region. ProtoStar is developing a satellite constellation of high-powered geostationary satellites that will provide a satellite network enabling robust DTH services in Asia.
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