A new satellite service named OverHorizon, based in Arlington, Va., has selected a European rocket to launch its first communications satellite into orbit, according to a press statement released by Arianespace.
OverHorizon is a new satellite operator addressing the global mobile broadband satellite communication market.
OverHorizon has chosen European satellite launch service Arianespace to launch its first communications satellite, OHO-1, into Earth orbit.
Jean-Yves Le Gall, chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and James Gerow, president of OverHorizon LLC, announced Monday the signature of the launch service contract for the OHO-1 satellite.
OHO-1 will be launched into geostationary transfer orbit in mid-2012, using an Ariane 5 launcher from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, South America. Orbital Sciences Corp. and Thales Alenia Space will build the satellite jointly.
OHO-1 will weigh about 3,200 kilograms at launch, and will carry a Ku-band payload for two-way broadband communications with small terminals. These terminals can be installed on moving vehicles, including cars, trucks, boats, aircraft, etc. The satellite’s design life exceeds 15 years.
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