RE: Re:Anyone have any comment on this?10 Nov 2017 09:11
Hi WO, I think you may have misunderstood the article found by RM which is a good find. KA/KU isn�t a factor here; Artimus is being used to reserve an orbital stot which is explained in the article. They had a satellite in the slot which malfunctioned so they moved it and needed another temporary in the slot so another operator does not come along and take the slot IMV. One thing for sure is Avanti would not have done tis for free so revenue for the company would have been made, always a good thing.
The satellite, which would have been deployed by the TNI for voice, video, and data communications on the L-band frequency, was intended to occupy the orbital slot of 123 degrees east longitude, as allocated to Indonesia by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
This orbital slot was previously occupied by the Garuda-1 satellite belonging to Asia Cellular Satellite, which has been removed from orbit following various malfunctions.
The Indonesian government has engaged a UK-based provider of satellite data and communications solutions, Avanti Communications Group, to move a temporary �floater� satellite into 123 degrees east longitude to retain the orbital slot, multiple sources from the TNI and industry informed Jane�s between late October and early November.