Satellite System

	By June 1998 Nilesat Co. was operating 12 Ku band high power transponders on Nilesat 101 satellite.
	Nilesat 101 was manufactured by the European company Matra Marconi Space (Astrium), and it was launched on 28th of April 1998 by the European Launcher , Ariane space using the launcher Ariane 4, from the French Guyana ( Kourou site ).
	Nilesat 102 satellite was manufactured by the same company (Astrium) and it was launched on 17th of August 2000 by Ariane 4 launcher.
	The Nile sat company now is operating the Nilesat system, broadcasting more than 150 digital TV channels and provides additional services like data transmission, Turbo internet and multicasting applications.