PanAmSat and JSAT Jointly Launch HDTV-Ready Satellite

PanAmSat and Japan's JSAT Corporation's jointly owned Galaxy XIII/Horizons-1 satellite was successfully launched into orbit by Sea Launch. The spacecraft, which will be located at 127 degrees west longitude, has 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders covering the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii. Galaxy XIII/Horizons-1 will operate under dual licenses, with the C-band payload licensed through the FCC in the U.S., and the Ku-band licensed through Japan's Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications. PanAmSat and JSAT will jointly develop and own the Galaxy XIII/Horizons-1 Ku-band payload, using the capacity to offer a variety of digital video, Internet and data services as well as to create new IP-based content distribution networks. PanAmSat will own, develop and market the C-band capacity separately.
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