
Boeing introduced the 702 spacecraft family in 1995, and today more than two dozen are flying, with over a dozen more currently in production. The powerful, scalable 702 product line offers flexible designs and can support payload power ranges from 3 kilowatts up to more than 25 kilowatts to meet the needs of customers seeking satellites in wide power ranges. When the space mission calls for smaller satellite solutions, Millennium Space Systems delivers full service, end-to-end solutions to meet demanding national security requirements.
For a quarter-century, Boeing has proven its mission expertise and reliability in building and launching digital satellites, all of which lower customers’ business risk.
Boeing 702 digital satellites can deliver more high-demand and revenue-generating content than ever before from a single orbital slot.
Boeing’s latest generation digital processor provides more capacity with the same spectrum as its analog equivalent, giving operators more capability for less cost.
Digital-payload satellites allow operators to reshape coverage patterns as business needs evolve, something not possible with analog.
Boeing’s newest digital payloads deliver a cost per gigabit per second that is nearly an order of magnitude lower than the same metric for digital satellites launched just three years ago.
The digital payload processors on each Boeing-built Wideband Global SATCOM satellite manage more than 2,400 independent subchannels that can be combined to further increase users’ bandwidth and data transfer speeds.
Boeing’s largest satellite, it is modular and offers a broad spectrum of payload capabilities, including the ability to carry 100 high-power transponders.
Boeing’s mid-power level satellite comprises a simplified propulsion system, flexible design and power range from 6 to 12 kilowatts.
This “small platform” satellite has a lightweight system and all-electric propulsion, which allow two to fit on a launch vehicle.
Boeing outfitted its 702HP with GeoMobile technology, which allows it to relay civil communications throughout the world, providing mobile, voice and data services.
Millennium Space Systems delivers agile, flexible small satellite solutions to meet demanding space mission requirements.
Year of introduction | 1997 | First customer | PanAmSat Corporation |
First launch | 1999 | Power | >12 kilowatts |
Payload Mass | 600 to 1620 kilograms | Spacecraft Mass at launch | 5400 to 5900 kilograms |
Year of introduction | 2009 | First customer | Intelsat |
First launch | 2012 | Power | 6 to 12 kilowatts |
Payload Mass | 300 to 650 kilograms | Spacecraft Mass at launch | 5800 to 6100 kilograms |
Year of introduction | 2012 | First customer | Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Satmex (joint procurement) |
First launch | 2015 | Power | 3 to 8 kilowatts |
Payload Mass | 200 to 680 kilograms | Spacecraft Mass at launch | 1500 to 2000 kilograms |
Year of introduction | 1997 | First customer | MEXSAT |
Power | 8 to 10 kilowatts | Payload Mass | 1250 to 1480 kilograms |
Spacecraft Mass at launch | 1500 to 2000 kilograms |
Boeing has had more than 50 customers in 20 countries for its satellite programs. Corporations and countries have invested in the 702 family’s capabilities, fitting each satellite with the modular components that they need to turn a profit or keep the warfighter safe and informed on the battlefield.
Satellite | Model | Owner | Launch Date | Launch Vehicle |
JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 | 702 | SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Kacific Broadband Satellites | 2019 | TBD |
Silkwave-1 | 702 | NYBB | TBD | TBD |
SkyTerra 2 | 702HP | LightSquared | TBD | TBD |
Viasat-3 | 702 | Viasat Inc. | TBD | TBD |
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