Hughes introduces high-power satellite

1995-11-01T00:00:00

HUGHES SPACE and Communications' new HS 702 high-power, high-capacity spacecraft will use high-efficiency gallium-arsenide solar cells, providing up to 11kW of power to a 1,000kg payload, which could include up to 90 transponders. The first HS-702 will be the Galaxy X satellite, to be launched in 1998.

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