Hughes contracts

Hughes Space and Communications has been awarded a contract to build the Sirius 3 communications satellite for Sweden. The HS-376 spin-stabilised spacecraft will be launched by an Ariane 4 in 1998. It will operate with 15 Ku-band transponders and will be able to generate 1.4kW of power, using gallium-arsenide solar ...

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