EMCORE Corporation
EMKR, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components
and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets, announced today
that it has been awarded a solar panel manufacturing contract by ATK for the
AMOS-6 commercial telecommunications satellite planned for launch in early
2015. Solar panels populated with EMCORE's most advanced ZTJ triple-junction
solar cells will power the AMOS-6 spacecraft manufactured by Israel Aerospace
Industries (IAI).
AMOS-6, operated by Spacecom, is to be co-located at the 4˚W orbital position
with AMOS-2 and AMOS-3. It will provide steerable Ku-band with Pan-European
and Middle East coverage, and a Ka-band beam for broadband services in Africa
and Europe. The AMOS satellite fleet, beginning with the AMOS-1 in 1996,
provides broadcasting and communications services to DTH (Direct-To-Home)
television operators, TV broadcasters and programmers, government and
corporate organizations, and VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) network
operators.
"We are excited about this opportunity to adapt our space-proven modular PUMA
array, from GPS IIF and Orbital's Star2 GEO line, to provide power to IAI's
AMOS-6 satellite for Spacecom," said Dave Messner, Vice President and General
Manager of ATK Deployables business in Goleta, CA. "We look forward to
delivering over 10kW of end-of-life power using EMCORE's solar cell technology
to enable another successful satellite mission."
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