Telesat Tuesday announced plans for a new satellite that will provide digital television services to Canada.
The Nimiq 4 satellite will be launched in 2008 and will handle high-definition and specialty broadcasts on behalf of Bell ExpressVu, a division of Bell Canada.
The spacecraft weighs in a nearly 5 tons and carries 32 Ku-band transponders along with eight Ka-band transponders.
European manufacturer EADS Astrium will build Nimiq 4. The launch will be carried out by International Launch Systems. Telesat will operate the bird once it reaches geostationary orbit at 82 degrees west.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
Related stories:
Internet pioneer Paul Baran gets richly deserved honor
This is a column to brag about Paul Baran, because Lord knows he's not going to do it himself. The guy is a brilliant innovator and a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He's on his way to the White House to be honored Monday for giving us some of the key building blocks of the Internet.
No Foolin' -- 'Lab on a Chip' Works!
"What a huge relief," says Norman Wainwright of the Charles River Laboratories in Charleston, SC. "The whole technical team was delighted that it worked so well."
Bell Canada launches wireless broadband
Bell Canada launched a new wireless broadband service Friday with plans to take it nationwide.
Blackstar A False Messiah From Groom Lake
Many Space Cadets have gone gaga over the report in Aviation Week that the US military has developed a secret reusable spaceplane. It seemingly confirms a long-standing fantasy in the space community. For years a lot of us have been hoping that some "black" program like this will someday go public and solve all our spacelift problems. Unfortunately, this report is almost certainly bogus.
Cisco, Intel invest in gaming technology
Extent Technologies announced Wednesday it has won additional investments from Intel and Cisco to develop its portfolio of digital distribution technologies.
Disney releases Mars film to Imax theaters
The Walt Disney Co. is releasing a film at 25 Imax theaters featuring the world's highest-resolution photographs of the planet Mars.
Bell South expands Gulf wireless broadband
Bell South is expanding its wireless broadband service for business customers in areas hit by Hurricane Katrina.
SpaceShipOne goes on display in Washington
SpaceShipOne, the first privately built and piloted vehicle to reach space, has gone on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.