Boeing Signs Brazil For Delta 4 Comsat Launch

Boeing Signs Brazil For Delta 4 Comsat Launch In 2002

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Huntington Beach - April 23, 2001
Boeing and Space Systems/Loral officials confirmed today that a Brazilian telecommunications satellite will be launched on a Delta IV rocket next year. The launch of Estrela do Sul, which will provide telecommunications services to North and South America, is scheduled for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., during the second half of 2002. Loral Skynet will operate the satellite built by Space Systems/Loral.

The high-powered Space Systems/Loral 1300 satellite will carry 41 Ku-band transponders and provide service to Brazil, North and South America and the North Atlantic Ocean Region, supporting a variety of Ku-band applications.

Estrela do Sul, will be the third launch for the Boeing Delta IV family of launch vehicles, which enters service in 2002 with four planned launches during the year and a backlog of more than 40 launch service contracts.

To date, Boeing and its customers have announced launch contracts that will support commercial telecommunications services in the South Pacific, Asia, Europe, and North and South America.

A Delta IV Medium Plus (4,2), one of five Delta IV variants, will be used to launch Estrela do Sul. The five Delta IV variants include the Delta IV Medium, Delta IV Heavy and three Delta IV Medium Plus versions that are designated by the size of fairing and number of solid rockets used.

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Boeing Rocketdyne RS-68 Engine Triumphs In 10k Run

Canoga Park - April 23, 2001
The Rocketdyne RS-68 engine, being developed by The Boeing Company for the Delta IV family of launch vehicles, has achieved a major milestone in logging more than 10,000 seconds of accumulated hot-fire test time. The engine program is on track for first launch of the Delta IV in early 2002.