Other Voom Satellites?

[schrader]

Any word on the Satellites that were being built?
Maybe where they go-we should go.....

 

[Mr Tony]

there wasn't any Voom satellites
They were going to be leasing space on AMC6 at 72W

 

[schrader]

Coulda swore I saw they were building 2 birds.
I wonder how they were going to put up hundreds of channels.

 

[cracka]

Coulda swore I saw they were building 2 birds.
I wonder how they were going to put up hundreds of channels.

They contracted with Lockheed Martin to build 5. As to how far along any of them are and where they go from here, I'd be interested in finding out too.

See: http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=37823&highlight=lockheed

 

[rgaines]

I read the same thing and I think it was on the Voom website. It said something that Lockheed Martin had a contract to build new sats for Voom. I'm not sure when they were suppose to start building them.

 

[storageset]

The attached links has the info I think your are looking for.

http://www.satnews.com/stories11/881.htm

http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/2664

 

[Bruce]

They have a out clause for $100 million to get out of the deal, it was in one of the 8-K that is reported to the SEC.

 

[vurbano]

there wasn't any Voom satellites
They were going to be leasing space on AMC6 at 72W

Yes they were having some built.

 

[phatbastard]

Really really sad.... Not only did voom kick ass now but with the contracts lined up with lockheed martin and the latest technology, voom coulda pushed the bar so far.

 

[zombie]

Really really sad.... Not only did voom kick ass now but with the contracts lined up with lockheed martin and the latest technology, voom coulda pushed the bar so far.

Maybe D* will buy them and add all that stuff they've been advertising sooner rather than later.

 

[mkm4]

Buy them? They barely exist. They are at least three years away from completion for the first one.