THOR
7
takes
up
residence
at
1°West
June 22, 2015
Telenor
Satellite
Broadcasting
announces
that
THOR
7,
which
was
successfully
launched
into
geostationary
transfer
orbit
on
board
an
Ariane
5
launcher
on
April
26,
2015,
has
now
completed
its
in-orbit
testing
and
reached
its
final
orbital
location
at
1°West.
The
THOR
7
satellite
was
officially
handed
over
to
TSBc’s
satellite
control
centre
at
5pm
on
June
16,
2015.
With
the
handover
complete,
the
THOR
7
Ku-band
payload,
dedicated
to
DTH
services,
is
now
ready
for
commercial
operation.
THOR
7’s
Ku-band
payload
of
11
transponders
will
provide
much-needed
growth
capacity
for
broadcast
and
TV
services
throughout
Europe
and
specifically
in
Central
and
Eastern
Europe.
THOR
7’s
location
of
1°West
is
home
to
the
THOR
satellite
fleet
and
is
one
of
Europe’s
prime
satellite
locations,
reaching
close
to
18
million
households.
“With
the
Ku-band
payload
now
in
commercial
service,
TSBc
looks
forward
to
growing
its
European
broadcast
position,”
said
Morten
Tengs,
CEO,
Telenor
Satellite
Broadcasting.
“THOR
7
provides
the
expansion
capacity
required
to
satisfy
today’s
and
tomorrow’s
growing
demands
from
both
our
customers
and
future
customers
interested
in
connecting
to
the
1°West
neighbourhood”.
The
satellite’s
high-throughput
(HTS)
Ka-band
payload
will
now
undergo
a
further
testing
phase
of
its
ground
infrastructure
with
test
customers.
The
satellite
communications
multi-Gigabit
HTS
payload
will
address
the
surge
in
demand
for
high-bandwidth
requirements
from
the
maritime
industry,
delivering
a
bandwidth-efficient
service
with
high
bit
rates
to
meet
our
customers’
growing
expectations.
The
service
is
expected
to
be
fully
operational
in
Q4,
2015.
