Boeing to launch PSN satellite

Boeing to launch PSN satellite

JAKARTA (JP): Boeing announced on Wednesday it reached an
agreement with PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) to launch PSN's
M2A satellite in mid-2003.

Boeing said the satellite would be launched using its Delta IV
expendable launch vehicle, and that the terms and conditions of
the launch were currently being discussed.

"We are pleased that PSN has selected Delta IV to deploy the
M2A, which will provide broadband telecommunications services to
Asia," Boeing Delta Launch Services vice president David
Schweikle said in a statement.

The M2A, a Loral-built FS1300 communications satellite, will
be placed into geosynchronous transfer orbit by a Delta IV
Medium+ 5,4 variant rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
in Florida.

"The Delta IV assures us access to space, enabling us to
deliver services and maintain our presence as Indonesia's leading
satellite telecommunications company," PSN president and CEO Adi
R. Adiwoso said in the statement. (tnt)