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A new satellite which has been designed to allow the convergence of cell phones and satellite phones throughout the US was successfully launched on Thursday. The satellite has been named TerreStar-1. This information has been given by the mobile communications provider TerreStar.
Weighing 6,910 kg, TerreStar-1 is the largest of the commercial satellites ever and was launched by Arianespace from Kourou, French Guiana on Tuesday.
The satellite will deliver voice, data as well as video services to the entire US. Its 20-metre antennae are large for beaming satellite signals to the mobile phones, which TerreStar is planning for a launch later this year. The satellite component will allow the users to use voice, email as well as data communications all over the US, even when there is no cellphone coverage.
