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NASA: INTELSAT SELECTED FOR USE OF TDRS C-BAND
NASA today concluded an agreement with INTELSAT, Washington,
D.C., for the use of the C-band capacity on two Tracking and Data
Relay Satellites (TDRS) for international telecommunication
purposes. INTELSAT may initiate testing and C-band services upon
the completion of NASA's final operational preparations later
this year.
NASA received bids for the C-band services on July 7, 1989. The
bids resulted from a June 12, 1989, solicitation package from
NASA's Office of Space Operations, Washington, D.C., in which 11
organizations expressed interest.
In return for its bid of $51 million, INTELSAT will have the use
of 24 C-band transponders on the TDRS satellites at 41 degrees
and 171 degrees West longitude, utilizing the C-band service for
a period of 6 years. Each satellite has twelve 36- MHZ C-Band
transponders available.
NASA will provide station-keeping control to 0.1 degree and
perform operational tracking, telemetry and command for the
spacecraft.
The two TDRS spacecraft are part of NASA's new space-based
network for tracking and communication with the Space Shuttle and
other spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.
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