SES Sirius awarded the North American company Lockheed Martin for the construction of the new satellite Sirius 4 with which with his come into operation one one tries to cover the current demands and the new future challenges in this position of 4,8th East.

With the come into operation one of the Sirius 4, this new satellite will be major never constructed in Europe, taking the relief of the Sirius 2, which was thrown in November, 1997.

The future satellite will cover as his precedecesores Sirius 2 and Sirius 3 the Northerly, Baltic regions, of Central Europe and of the East. A rocket Proton will be entrusted to throw to the space the Sirius 4 next July.


(20/02/07)