Indostar launch delayed

Sat, 09 Aug 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): The country's first direct broadcasting
satellite (DBS) Indostar-1 of PT Datakom Asia will be launched on
Oct. 15, delayed from its original schedule between Aug. 15 and
Sep. 30, the company said here yesterday.

The spacecraft, to be owned and operated by Datakom's
subsidiary PT MediaCitra Indostar, is manufactured by CTA
Incorporated of the United States.

Datakom said the new launching was based on the most recent
schedule provided by CTA, while Indostar-1 would be shipped to
the launch site on Aug. 21

The satellite, to operate on the 107.7 eastern degree, will be
launched by the European aerospace consortium Arianespace from
Kourou, French Guiana.

Datakom is owned by the state-owned PT Indosat, PT Asriland,
PT Azbindo Nusantara, PT Lembah Subur Adipertiwi and PT Persada
Giri Abadi.

The Indostar-1 project is worth US$135 million, including the
launching cost. (icn)

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