HYLAS
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| HYLAS | |
| Organisation | Avanti Screenmedia |
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| Major contractors | ISRO/Antrix |
| Mission type | Communication |
| Launch date | 2009 |
| Carrier Rocket | Falcon 9 |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | Geosynchronous |
HYLAS, an acronym for Highly Adaptable Satellite, is the name of a small geostationary communications satellite planned for launch in 2009.
HYLAS is being constructed by EADS Astrium for the UK media and telecommunications company Avanti Screenmedia. Development of the satellite is being supported by a £23m investment from the British National Space Centre (BNSC). [1]
HYLAS is based on the Indian Space Research Organisation's I-2K small satellite platform under a cooperative arrangement between EADS Astrium and ISRO/Antrix[2].
The HYLAS payload will carry two Ku-band transponders, intended mainly for HDTV, and six Ka-band transponders feeding up to eight Spotbeams, allowing the provision of between 150,000 and 300,000 simultaneous broadband Internet connections. The HYLAS satellite will have a launch mass of around 2100kg and a beginning-of-life power of 3.5kW[3].
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/content.aspx?nid=5920 BNSC case study on Avanti and the HYLAS satellite
- ^ http://www.satnews.com/stories2006/2635.htm SatNews Daily report on HYLAS
- ^ http://www.esa.int/esaTE/SEMAB09ATME_index_0.html ESA News
