□□2003年12月17日,轨道科学公司与总部设在悉尼的澳普图斯网络公司,签订了一份研制地球静止轨道通信卫星的商业合同。这两颗卫星旨在向澳大利亚和新西兰提供Ku波段通信和电视直播业务。 这两颗新卫星将成为澳普图斯公司D系列卫星的前两颗,名为D-1、2。它们基于轨道科学公司的 □ □ On December 17, 2003, Orbital Science signed an agreement with Australia-based Putuces Networks, a Sydney-based company, to design a commercial contract for the development of geostationary communications satellites. The two satellites are designed to provide Ku-band communications and television broadcasting to Australia and New Zealand. The two new satellites will be the first two of the Orthodox D-series satellites, called D-1,2. They are based on orbital science companies