Alcatel Space Integrates Apstar VI Satellite Modules
By Staff Writer | January 26, 2004
French satellite manufacturer Alcatel Space announced that it had successfully mated the communications and service modules of the Apstar IV satellite at its integration rooms in Cannes, France. Based on the Spacebus 4100C1 platform, the Apstar IV satellite will enable the Chinese company, Aptsat, to offer broadband multimedia and digital broadcasting services to operators in the Asia-Pacific, along with conventional telecom services.