NBN Co ready to launch second satellite

By Lucy Battersby
Updated July 25 2016 - 8:24pm, first published 5:15pm
Used satellite dishes sell for about $40 each on eBay. Photo: SkyMesh
Used satellite dishes sell for about $40 each on eBay. Photo: SkyMesh
Julia Dickinson, Space Systems Managing Architect at NBN Co Limited, posing with a model of SkyMuster in February 2015.  Photo: Wayne Taylor
Julia Dickinson, Space Systems Managing Architect at NBN Co Limited, posing with a model of SkyMuster in February 2015. Photo: Wayne Taylor
The NBN Co's custom-built satellite is on track to launch in mid-October.
The NBN Co's custom-built satellite is on track to launch in mid-October.

NBN Co's second custom-built satellite is on track to launch in mid-October, making remote Australia the first area to have a completed NBN service.