Space Systems/Loral Provides on Time Delivery of NASA Propulsion System
Commercial Satellite Leader Brings Heritage Design, Industrial Efficiencies to NASA's Moon Exploration Mission
(firmenpresse) - PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/14/12 -- (SS/L) (NASDAQ: LORL), the world's leading provider of , today announced that it completed on time delivery of a new propulsion system to . The propulsion system for the spacecraft was delivered to , Moffett Field, Calif., on Thursday, March 8 following successful completion of the final delivery reviews and sign-off.
"Designing spacecraft systems and teaming with commercial manufacturers is helping the NASA Ames-led LADEE project meet demand for lower-cost approaches to science missions," said Stevan Spremo, deputy project manager for LADEE at NASA Ames.
The LADEE mission to collect lunar dust and study the moon's atmosphere is key to helping researchers plan for future exploration. The propulsion system, which SS/L delivered, will enable LADEE to reach the moon. Using SS/L to provide the system leverages the capability of commercially proven technology for U.S. Government missions.
"In this era of fiscal constraint it is important for the commercial sector to share our extensive heritage and capabilities with government organizations such as NASA," said , president of Space Systems/Loral. "We have enjoyed teaming with our neighbors here in Northern California, who have designed a very versatile spacecraft platform for unmanned space exploration, and we stand ready to provide future support as needed."
NASA's LADEE spacecraft is a small observatory that will orbit the moon to determine the global density, composition, and time variability of the lunar atmosphere before it is perturbed by further human activity. Its secondary mission will be testing a new spacecraft architecture called the Modular Common Bus, which is being developed by NASA as a flexible, low cost, spacecraft for both orbiting and landing on the moon and other deep space targets. LADEE also will carry an experimental payload that will demonstrate the capability of long distance laser communications.
The LADEE propulsion system built by Space Systems/Loral is a variant of the mission critical systems used over many years on the geostationary satellites that the company provides for television, radio, broadband internet, meteorology and a host of other services. Space Systems/Loral has more commercial satellite transponders on orbit than any other manufacturer and has built the world's highest capacity broadband satellites. Currently there are 67 SS/L-built satellites orbiting Earth.
Space Systems/Loral, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (NASDAQ: LORL), has a long history of delivering reliable satellites and spacecraft systems for commercial and government customers around the world. As the world's leading provider of commercial satellites, the company works closely with satellite operators to provide spacecraft for a broad range of services including television and radio distribution, digital audio radio, broadband Internet, and mobile communications. Billions of people around the world depend on SS/L satellites every day. For more information, visit .
Loral Space & Communications is a satellite communications company. Through its Space Systems/Loral subsidiary, the company is a world-class leader in the design and manufacture of satellites and satellite systems for commercial and government applications including direct-to-home television, broadband communications, wireless telephony, weather monitoring, and air traffic management. Loral also owns 64 percent of Telesat, one of the world's largest providers of satellite services. Telesat operates a fleet of telecommunications satellites used to broadcast video entertainment programming, distribute direct-to-home video and broadband data services, and other value-added communications services. For more information, visit Loral's Web site at . LORL-G
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