Telesat To Select Contractor By June for Anik G1 Satellite

摘要

Satellite fleet operator Telesat appears on the verge of doing what many industry observers thought would be impossible: buying a satellite from a manufacturer other than Space Systems/Loral, industry officials said.rnOttawa-based Telesat announced March 31 that its next satellite, to be called Anik G1, will carry 16 Ku-band transponders for Canadian direct-broadcast television provider Shaw Direct of Calgary, Alberta.