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Pak. satellite to become operational on Feb. 1

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD Jan. 17. Pakistan's first communication satellite will become operational on a regular basis from February 1.

The first phase of functional tests has been conducted successfully and after further checks, the satellite would become operational as per schedule according to the schedule, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan, the official news agency.

An agency report said the satellite would help further decrease the bandwidth rates, as there would be additional bandwidth available.

The satellite, which would also be used for transmission of new TV channels, has 30 C-band and 4 Ku-band transponders onboard.

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