The National Broadbank Network’s first satellite will have a significant impact on regional areas surrounding Ballarat.
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NBN spokesperson Michael Moore said the satellite, named Sky Muster, is set to blast off from French Guiana on October 1 and has connections for more than 340 households in Ballarat’s federal electorate area.
The 6,400-kilogram satellite will service more than 200,000 homes and business in regional and remote areas across Australia from early 2016.
However, Mr Moore said access to its services will be staggered once it is operational.
Sky Muster is the first of two NBN satellites set to provide high-speed broadband across the courier.
Both are primarily designed to assist with the roll out in rural areas and are capable of delivering peak speeds of up to 25 megabits per second, regardless of the location.
The second second satellite is earmarked to be launched later next year.