terminated November 15, 2002. On May 16, 2009, ProtoStar II was carried to orbit on a Proton rocket provided by International Launch Services. On June 16, 2009, Boeing announced the successful in-orbit handover of the satellite to ProtoStar Ltd. following successful in-orbit tests. In December 2009 SES purchased Protostar II at auction for its SES World Skies unit. The purchase price was $185 million. Ground control segment The ProtoStar I ground control system is in Singapore and will be operated by SingTel. For ProtoStar II the primary control system will be installed in Indonesia and operated by Indovision, with a backup system integrated into the control system for ProtoStar I. Hardware and software for these systems are being provided by Integral Systems. References External links Communications satellites Satellite operators