Arianespace Wins OHO-1 Contract
March 2, 2010 | Staff Writer
OverHorizon has contracted Arianespace to launch its first communications satellite, OHO-1, on an Ariane 5 rocket, Arianespace announced Mar. 1.
The deal with OverHorizon represents Arianespace’s fourth launch contract of 2010.
OHO-1, which will be built by Orbital Sciences and Thales Alenia Space, will based on the Star 2.3 platform and launched in mid-2012 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.
The satellite will incorporate a Ku-band regenerative payload for two-way broadband communications with small terminals installed on moving vehicles, including cars, trucks, boats, aircraft and other vehicles.