澳大利亚卫星公司与美国休斯飞机公司的子公司——休斯国际通信公司就建造第一个澳大利亚的通信卫星系统签定了合同。合用价值为1.75亿美元,其中包括卫星和设在悉尼以及珀恩两地的卫星控制设施。澳大利亚准备购买三颗卫星,卫星被命名为AUSSAT。第一颗卫星计划在1985年中期发射,第二颗星预计比第一颗星晚四个月发射,第三颗星发射时间则更晚一些。卫星的工作频率为K波段。设计工作寿命为 Australian satellite and Hughes International, a subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft Company, have contracted for the construction of the first Australian communications satellite system. The combined value is $ 175 million, including satellites and satellite-controlled facilities in Sydney and Pune. Australia is ready to buy three satellites, the satellite was named AUSSAT. The first satellite is scheduled to be launched in mid-1985, the second is expected to be launched four months later than the first, and the third is launched later. The working frequency of the satellite is K band. Design working life is